When will I find out the gender of my angel?” asks BabyCenter Community Member Pokuah1, and JJD24 asks, “What's the earliest ...

Two new studies are elucidating the effects of maternal stress during pregnancy on a baby’s development. The research is finding strong correlations between levels of a mother’s stress during ...

This fascinating program follows the physical development of a baby from conception to birth by following the pregnancies of a number of young women. Using enhanced computer animation made from ...

State Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby at rally for reproductive rights in St. Petersburg, Florida. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (3 May 2022). A bill that requires public school students to watch two videos on ...

A new report suggests older age and alcohol consumption in the year leading up to conception may have an impact by epigenetically altering a specific gene during development of human eggs, or oocytes.

Researchers have created a detailed map of chemical modifications to DNA that occur in the human brain from the earliest ...

Brain development, especially before birth, is crucial to one’s mental health later in life. We know from previous research that disturbed development in the womb is linked to disorders such as autism ...

Research investigating fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) exclusively examines maternal alcohol exposure. However, because men drink more and are more likely to binge drink than women, scientists set out to ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, provides new evidence on the adverse effects of prenatal exposure to ethylene ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio lawmaker wants to require public school students to watch videos about fetal development annually from third through 12th grade. Rep. Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) ...