Prenatal oxycodone exposure changes how the placenta sends signals to the fetus. A new study revealed how alterations in the ...

The Human Genetics Research Group of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine has identified a gene whose defect may cause ...

Artificial wombs are recreating pregnancy outside the body, keeping premature life developing in controlled environments.

Placental abruption may raise lifelong cardiovascular disease risk in offspring. Learn how early-life factors shape heart ...

A blood test clarifies which gene variants truly cause congenital heart defects, linking diagnosis to more precise heart‑signal–targeted treatments.

Sibel Health today announced FDA 510(k) clearance of ANNE® Maternal, the world's first fully wireless, comprehensive maternal ...

Abortion rights plaintiffs sued to block Wyoming’s new “detectable fetal heartbeat” law, arguing it violates the state ...

Pseudocyesis can be distinguished from related phenomena such as delusion of pregnancy (belief in being pregnant with no physical signs or symptoms), simulated pregnancy (a deliberate attempt to ...

UK researchers have secured funding to develop software that supports clinicians in assessing high-risk pregnancies and prevents stillbirths ...

The Human Genetics Research Group of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine has identified a gene whose defect may cause ...

What if a baby’s spine could be repaired before birth? New advances in prenatal surgery are changing what’s possible for ...