At some point during pregnancy you’ll probably reach a moment where you wonder whether what you just felt was hunger, gas, or the baby moving. Feeling your baby move or kick for the first time is an ...

In movies, a carefully constructed buildup prepares the audience for a dramatic event. There’s thoughtfully chosen music, eerie foreshadowing, and perhaps a tingle that runs down our spines as we ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Iowa Senate approved a bill to require the state’s public schools to show high quality animations of fetal development in fourth through 12th grade human growth and development classes. The bill, ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers explored how environmental factors impact the brain development of fetuses and neonates, emphasizing inflammation and ...