Taken together, these findings underscore the relevance of fetal movement within the psychology of pregnancy, suggesting that ...

Air pollution significantly affects pregnant women and their unborn babies, increasing risks of low birth weight, premature birth, and respiratory illnesses.

Fetal intervention techniques in the treatment of congenital heart defects – one of the most important advances in modern ...

By mimicking the maternal womb, doctors hope to extend the fetal stage of development, improving health outcomes later in ...

UCSF’s Program in Craniofacial Biology (PCB) brings together researchers to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying craniofacial development and birth defects, such as cleft lip and ...

Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors, which, in early fetal development, can result in ...

Ohio House Bill 485, also known as the “Enact Baby Olivia Act,” would require schools to show either the ‘Baby Olivia’ video or a similar video to students every year starting in fifth grade all the ...

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton claims medically accurate information about unborn babies does not belong in schools.

Here’s a wild fact: Your days-old newborn baby will be able to recognize you, Mom, simply by the smell of your skin. What’s more, the foods you eat while you’re expecting can affect not only your ...

Placental demands for energy were not included in the current Recommended Daily Allowance for carbohydrate in pregnant ...

In peer-reviewed research of 51,000 pregnant women, Ben-Gurion University scientists find that if hormone imbalance is 'adequately treated,' kids don't exhibit a higher occurrence of ASD ...