San Antonio mom Gina Walker, 31, miraculously survived the birth of her fifth child after a rare complication nearly took her life on the operating table. Walker was diagnosed with placenta percreta, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Local mother Jessica Reyes dedicated her time Sunday by hosting a blood drive at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Reyes is a mother of two and experienced a rare ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Gracie Sigarroa has one wish for Christmas. "I don't want to leave my husband alone to raise the kids," said Sigarroa. She planned on being at home in Merced, enjoying her ...

Her doctor performed an ultrasound, and McCusker was stunned to learn she was in her second trimester. She soon had another shock: She found out she had placenta percreta, a rare pregnancy ...

In 2009, Dr. Maya Adam, found herself unexpectedly pregnant with her third child. The then-36-year-old and her husband, Lawrence Seeff, were surprised, but thrilled. Although her two previous ...

THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) - A mother from Thornton is especially grateful this Thanksgiving. Both she and her baby boy survived a life-threatening pregnancy condition. Now, Maya Fieweger is sharing her ...

Maternal deaths in childbirth are on the rise in the U.S. since 1999. April 18, 2011— -- Barbara George nearly hemorrhaged to death while doctors delivered her fifth child at Hackensack Medical ...

A huge global increase in C-section births is putting the health of mums and babies at serious risk A DRAMATIC global increase in caesarean births is putting the health of mums and babies at serious ...

Placenta accreta is a pregnancy complication. It occurs when the placenta implants into scar tissue instead of healthy tissue in your uterine lining. Placenta accreta is most common in people who have ...

Jo Anne McCusker was feeling so tired that she wondered if she had long COVID. “I felt off,” McCusker, 36, of Englewood, New Jersey, told TODAY Parents. “My doctor said, ‘You may have long COVID, but ...