INDIANAPOLIS — What do honey leaves, fish bladders, and rubber condoms have in common? All have been used as contraceptives at some point. Since the start of recorded history, humans have found ...

Lots of interesting tidbits about birth control, abortion, and American political history – but the mentions of ancient and "pre-medical" contraception only tease. Just how well did those dung-based ...

If you have ever wondered about why many of us are born in a hospital, where all the midwives have gone, how Lamaze came about and the seemingly increased numbers of Cesarean births, then this is the ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

Predicting preterm birth can be difficult, especially for women who have not given birth. It has long been known that the best predictor of preterm birth is someone who has had a prior preterm birth; ...

Anyone can have an unplanned pregnancy. In fact, it happens to about 1 in every 2 women who get pregnant. But those rates are higher for Black women, and they’re less likely to use regular birth ...

The results of the study show that the medical history of a pregnant woman's mother and aunts should also be taken into account when considering the risk of pregnancy complications such as premature ...

Michael Eric Dyson's Long Time Coming is a timely, heartfelt book that uses history to slice our nation open and show how racism is a sickness that has shaped our culture and society in a variety of ...

Brandeis University film professor and historian Tom Doherty revisits the release — and assesses the damage — of D.W. Griffith's landmark film. By Thomas Doherty The Birth of a Nation Still - H 2015 ...