If you’ve recently had a baby, it might feel a little funny to be reading about the need for birth control. It’s arguable that having a baby in itself is excellent birth control. The sleepless nights, ...

Abortion is a procedure to terminate a pregnancy. Birth control and emergency contraception do not end a pregnancy — they prevent a pregnancy from occurring in the first place. Birth control pills and ...

Preterm labor and birth—or giving birth to a preemie—isn’t well understood. Because doctors don’t fully understand why it happens, there are few reliable ways to completely predict it or prevent it.