A first-in-human trial shows the feasibility and safety of delivering placenta-derived stem cells during prenatal ...

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 clinical importance of fetal and pediatric body composition merits re-emphasizing. Although it is still widely underused in the clinical setting, pediatric body composition can aid the clinician ...

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 ...

HB 1071 would require fetal‑development videos in health class and lets parents opt out. The House takes it up this week.

Humans develop sharp vision during early fetal development thanks to an interplay between a vitamin A derivative and thyroid ...

A new study published online January 13, 2020, in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reports that mothers who suffer severe mental stress during pregnancy may have babies with abnormal development in ...

Bills to require schools to show fetal development videos are spreading. Credit: Science Photo Library/ Getty Images. The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to ...