The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...

While bringing new life into the world is often viewed as one of life’s most joyful moments, childbirth continues to pose serious risks for women – with more than 287,000 maternal deaths recorded ...

An innovative fertility technology using stem cells to help an embryo mature outside the body has resulted in the world’s first live human birth. Gameto, the company that developed the approach, says ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests. When you purchase through ...

Researchers follow the dramatic changes that occur in the brain throughout the course of pregnancy. Pregnancy is a transformative time in a person's life where the body undergoes rapid physiological ...