What fathers eat before conception could significantly influence fetal growth and placenta development, new research in mice ...

A new study of cadmium in pregnant women yields crucial insights into the placenta's role in regulating toxin exposure. As with many toxins, exposure to the toxic metal cadmium during pregnancy can ...

A small adhesive patch may soon give doctors a far clearer view of fetal health during pregnancy. Researchers at Stanford ...

A team of more than 200 researchers around the world, involving multiple health and scientific institutions, led by the University of Oxford, has published the first digital atlas showing the dynamics ...

Fetal macrosomia is the medical term for when a baby is born much larger than the average size for their gestational age. Gestational age refers to the amount of time the fetus has been in the uterus.

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times ...