A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics summarizes how the fetal adaptive and innate immune systems develop across gestation and ...

Researchers have discovered a protein in the placenta that plays a role in infant vascular development and potentially ...

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 ...

A team of more than 200 researchers around the world, involving multiple health and scientific institutions, led by the University of Oxford, has published the first digital atlas showing the dynamics ...

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 ...

In a recent study published in the Nutrients journal, researchers assessed the impact of maternal obesity on brain development in the fetus. Study: Maternal Obesity and Gut Microbiota Are Associated ...

About one in five U.S. women experience maternal mental health conditions, and chronic stress during pregnancy can contribute ...