Today’s prolific females routinely produce 16–20 total born, and the majority of fetal growth occurs in the final month of ...

Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall. Pregnant women account for 6 percent of U.S.

Pregnant women already visit doctors far more frequently than most people do, and this winter, as swine flu spreads, a lot of scared women are going to be asking for extra appointments. It's not just ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork producer, said Thursday it is on track to end the practice of keeping female hogs in small metal crates while pregnant at its U.S.

What is the best way to house sows? Is it individual gestation pens? Is it group housing? For most people, sow housing raises a lot of questions. Let me start with saying, “There is NO perfect sow ...

Q & A with Ruth Tuomala, M.D., an obstetrician-gynecologist who specializes in infectious diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass. Say you're pregnant and have a kid at home, and his or ...

To hear Martha Stewart tell it, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in the pocket of big pork. Stewart lashed out at Christie’s decision to veto a bill that would have phased out the use of pig ...

OAK BROOK, IL. Feb. 13 – McDonald’s Corporation announced that it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to outline their plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls, a move already underway with ...