In an age when artificial intelligence may surpass us in many endeavors, fetal development strikes me as an irreplaceable ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the ...

Significant differences in the gene activity of the fetal intestine, brain and placenta were identified, depending on the microbes in the mother's body and the compounds produced by them. The findings ...

In this episode, Patti talks about the emerging science linking exposure to wireless radiation to abnormal fetal brain ...

Babies may respond to their mothers’ yawns before birth, a study published Tuesday in Current Biology suggests, pointing to ...

Pharmacogenomics, the study of specific genetic variations and their effect on drug response, will likely give rise to many applications in maternal–fetal and neonatal medicine; yet, an understanding ...

Researchers and neonatologists studying fetal cardiac development have typically run into critical limitations, as many of the known structures of the human heart can only be identified in the latter ...

Dear pregnant women, here are the top 10 essential nutrients your baby needs for healthy growth and brain development during ...

As with many toxins, exposure to the toxic metal cadmium during pregnancy can adversely impact fetal development. Now, researchers at the Rutgers School of Public Health think they're beginning to ...

Many factors, including genetics, stress, and environmental exposure, can shape pregnancy and fetal development. Physicians who care for pregnant patients and their babies before and after birth work ...

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 ...