Fetal development is a critical stage with effects that can last throughout life. Yet, identifying the effects of maternal psychological stress on the fetus has been difficult, mainly because ...

(CNN) — An international group of 13 scientists has released a statement calling for the health care community to carefully consider the use of acetaminophen (APAP) during pregnancy until the ...

A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases like sickle cell, while also proving beyond doubt that chemical tags on DNA—often ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that vaping nicotine during pregnancy may be no safer for a developing fetus than smoking cigarettes. The study suggests ...

Fetuses yawn in the womb sometimes as early as the first trimester. Earlier work using 4D ultrasound showed that fetal yawns ...

Premature rupture of the amniotic sac can have devastating consequences, but scientists in Japan are studying instances when the damaged sac repairs itself—a phenomenon that requires cooperation of ...

The various physiological changes that occur during pregnancy create a special biological environment, in which even minor changes in the body may have major implications on the developing foetus. In ...

A developing fetus may signal when it is ready to be born by releasing a chemical produced by the lungs, U.S. researchers said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

Babies born in Japan following the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 were preterm and had a lower birth weight than those born before the accident. Maternal anxiety about radiation exposure accounted ...