Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's shared plans in early December to open an institute for maternal-fetal health aimed at improving care ...

New research tracks how THC exposure during pregnancy disrupts fetal brain development and leads to sustained structural ...

A study shows that maternal stress one year after birth has the strongest impact on early development, highlighting the need ...

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 ...

What Is a Fetal Ultrasound? ‌A fetal ultrasound is a test carried out during pregnancy that uses sound waves to create an image of your baby in the uterus. An ultrasound is a normal part of prenatal ...

aDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Pediatrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands bDepartment of Neonatology, Division of Woman and ...

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a medical problem that causes the fetus not to grow as large as it should. It also is called fetal growth restriction (FGR). The American College of ...

In early-onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), transplacental transfer of maternal antierythrocyte IgG alloantibodies causes fetal anemia that leads to the use of high-risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pregnancies with resolved or persistent fetal growth restriction had increased adverse perinatal outcomes.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that occur when people drink alcohol during pregnancy. The alcohol affects the development of the fetus, potentially causing lifelong ...

In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers examined the association between exposure to alcohol in the periconceptional and prenatal periods and longitudinal growth of the fetus, ...