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Breast Cancer Survivors May Safely Pause Long-Term Treatment to Have a Baby, Study Shows
A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.
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Keke Palmer Reveals Baby Bump During ‘Saturday Night Live'
The “Nope” actress addressed her social media fans with an unveiling of her pregnant belly on the famous Studio 8H stage, saying, “I’m especially glad to be here though, because, there’s some rumors going around.”
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Medical Miracle Program Marks 5 Years Since First Baby's Birth
It’s been 5 years since a mother who received a uterine transplant gave birth at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Bianca Castro looks at what’s happened since, and where the program is today.
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COVID-19 Drove Increase in US Pregnancy-Related Deaths
COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims.
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FDA Panel Wants Removal of Unproven Pregnancy Drug Meant to Prevent Premature Births
Results from a 1,700-patient international study in 2019 showed the drug neither reduced premature births — as originally thought — nor resulted in healthier outcomes for infants.
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Kaley Cuoco is Expecting Her 1st Child With Tom Pelphrey
The “Flight Attendant” star, 36, announced Oct. 11 on Instagram that she is expecting her first child, a baby girl, with her boyfriend, “Ozark” actor Tom Pelphrey.
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Laughing Gas for Childbirth Is on the Rise in the US: ‘It Takes the Edge Off'
For some, an epidural or other medications feel like too much. Nitrous oxide can help them.
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Doctors See Spike in Vasectomies After Roe v. Wade Decision
Vasectomies are becoming more popular among those who want to live childfree. New York Times gender reporter Alisha Haridasani Gupta joins LX News to discuss her recent article.
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Overcoming the Past With Amira's House
Expecting a child can be overwhelming for any woman. At Amira’s House in Keller, they help young mothers overcome the past and embrace the future. MORE: AmirasHouse.org
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Why This Professor Said ‘People With a Capacity for Pregnancy'
Professor Khiara Bridges went viral this week after her exchange with Sen. Josh Hawley during a hearing on abortion rights. She called out the Missouri senator for transphobia after he questioned Bridges’ use of the term “people with a capacity for pregnancy.” That term is more inclusive of trans and nonbinary people who are capable of getting pregnant, explains Leslie...
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Pregnant Texas Mom Shares Her Story of Getting a Ticket in the HOV Lane
Expectant mom Brandy Bottone got a ticket in Dallas, Texas recently, for driving in the HOV (carpool) lane with fewer than 2 people in the vehicle. But Bottone argued that her unborn child should count as her second passenger. The county sheriff’s officers who ticketed her did not buy it. Bottone joins LX News Now to share her story of...
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Halsey Says They Rewrote Their Will While Pregnant Because of Previous Miscarriages
The musician, who uses she/they pronouns, penned the essay for Vogue on July 1 and candidly discussed the birth of her first child, Ender Ridley, and the health issues they struggled with leading up to their son’s birth.
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North Texas Family Shares Their Medical Miracle: The Connection
A North Texas family introduces us to their medical miracle: a pair of twins conceived one week apart. And, the big donation from grocery giant HEB to the community of Uvalde.
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Pregnant While Pregnant: Couple Conceives Twins 1 Week Apart
A North Richland Hills mother got pregnant while she was already pregnant. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans explains.
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Surprise! Tarrant County Mom Left ‘Speechless' After Sonogram Reveals Second Baby
A couple expecting their second child got a big surprise when they found out they were also expecting their third in a rare case of superfetation — getting pregnant while already pregnant.
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Community Rallies Behind Family Facing Cancer Fight During Pregnancy
A North Texas family is in a life-and-death battle at a time when they should be filled with joy. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports how the Wilburns are being supported by an Ellis County community.
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NBC 5 Exclusive: Uterus Transplant Recipient Meets Donor
Days before Mother’s Day, a woman who received a donated uterus through Baylor University Medical Center’s Uterine Transplant Program met her donor.
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Mom Meets Woman Who Made Her Pregnancies Possible
Jennifer Dingle became a mother to two children thanks to the woman who donated her uterus as part of Baylor University Medical Center’s Uterine Transplant Program.
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FDA Issues Warning Around Limits of Some Prenatal Screening Tests
Non-invasive prenatal screening tests carry a risk of false results, the FDA said in a safety communication Tuesday.
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UN Report: Nearly Half of All Pregnancies Worldwide Are Unintended
The U_N_ Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide — 121 million annually — are unintended, which it calls “a neglected crisis.”