Prevention, screening, and vaccination are vital for managing infection risk during pregnancy due to altered maternal immunity.

Hiroshima University research shows that a portable heart monitoring device can detect fetal distress earlier and sharply ...

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

Lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) represents one of the most severe congenital anomalies affecting fetal urinary outflow, often leading to renal ...

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

The first few years of a child's life are at a stage of great brain plasticity and neurodevelopment, and form the foundation ...

Maternal stress during pregnancy profoundly affects fetal growth and long-term health. This comprehensive review synthesizes evidence showing that elevated cortisol, disrupted brain connectivity, and ...

Using marijuana during pregnancy is linked to poor fetal development, low infant birth weight, dangerously early deliveries and even death, according to a new meta-analysis of research. “The most ...

Many in the medical community believe there’s clear evidence that a fetus – a developing baby in the womb – can’t feel physical pain until after the 24th week (6th month) of pregnancy. But other ...

Anti-abortion advocates are celebrating legislative wins after an expanded Republican supermajority in the Kansas Legislature overturned vetoes by the Democratic governor. New legislation concerning ...

(OSV News) — Idaho lawmakers recently approved legislation that will require public schools to teach fetal development and show ultrasound video to students in grades five to 12. Republican Gov. Brad ...