In the early 1960s, after studies confirmed that it was linked to congenital disorders in more than 10,000 children, thalidomide was withdrawn. The disaster reshaped drug regulation, leading to ...

HARRISBURG, Pa -- Pennsylvania's highest court says mothers who use illegal drugs while pregnant can't be considered perpetrators of child abuse against their newly born children under the state's ...

Ayanna Harris-Rashid was sitting up in bed, her newborn son latched to her breast, one hand scrolling on her phone, when the police called. She was wanted on a felony charge of child neglect.

The uproar over the Trump administration’s efforts to discourage pregnant women from taking Tylenol is highlighting a bigger problem: There has never been adequate data on the safety and effectiveness ...

During the past few months, President Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have made sweeping, thinly evidenced claims that Tylenol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy is linked to autism ...

Confusion about the safety of taking the drugs during pregnancy has led to mental health emergencies for some expectant mothers, experts say. By Christina Caron New research suggests that when ...