Maternity involves far more than giving birth to a child and can have a long-lasting impact on the health of both the mother and child. These carefully selected sections host a wealth of information provided by NIH to help identify and mitigate the risks of childbirth throughout a mother's life.

Chronic Conditions

• Diabetes and Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and HIV
• Pregnancy and Lupus
• Pregnancy and Thyroid Disease

Database

• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

Federal Educational Programs/Initiatives

• ​The National Child & Maternal Health Education Program (NCMHEP)
• Community Engagement Forum on Improving Maternal Health (Videocast)
• CDC's Hear Her Campaign
• CDC's Maternal and Infant Health

Mental Health

• 7 Steps to Manage Stress and Build Resilience
• Bench-to-Bedside: NIMH Research Leading to Brexanolone, First-Ever Drug Specifically for Postpartum Depression
• Depression
• Moms’ Mental Health Matters
• Perinatal Depression

Nutrition

• Folic Acid can Help Prevent Certain Birth Defects

Pregnancy & Birth

• Alcohol Use and Pregnancy
• Health Pregnancy Tips
• Info About Preventing Birth Defects
• Know Your Pregnancy Rights
• Labor and Birth
• Maternal Health
• Medication and Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and Body Image
• Pregnancy and Vaccination
• Pregnant Women & Influenza (Flu)
• Prenatal Care and Tests
• Sexually Transmitted Infections, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding
• Unplanned Pregnancy
• Women's Reproductive Health
• Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality

Pregnancy Loss

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss
• Pregnancy Loss

Pregnancy-Related Complications

• Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Pregnancy Complications
• Premature Birth
• Preventing Preeclampsia: Questions for the Doctor
• Urinary Incontinence
• Zika and Pregnancy