Gestational diabetes is most commonly associated with temporary disturbances in glucose metabolism during pregnancy. However, ...

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 ...

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 ...

An unprecedented window. (Natalia Lebedinskaia/Moment/Getty Images) It's hard to imagine pregnancy care without the ultrasound. Since the 1950s, this incredible technology has provided an essential ...

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 ...

The TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but ...

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 ...

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 ...