Legislation to require the Arkansas Department of Education to include a discussion about human fetal development in state education standards advanced out of a Senate Committee Monday. State Sen.

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 ...

Maternal, perinatal, and neonatal mortality are the leading causes of maternal and neonatal deaths globally, driven in part, by preventable ...

A growing number of lawmakers are proposing legislation to require fetal development education in public schools. Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images The Hechinger Report ...

Iowa lawmakers continue to push for their policy proposals in the 2025 legislative session. In a shortened week, lawmakers advanced a proposed constitutional amendment from the attorney general and ...

The study sheds light on the significance of the maternal microbiota and the mechanisms by which it affects individual development and pregnancy. In a Finnish study, significant differences in the ...

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 ...

An Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to require public school students to watch a video depicting fetal development − a proposal pushed by abortion opponents in several other states. Rep. Melanie Miller, ...

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