Then you must be pregnant and would want to know at what stage of development your baby is in the womb. It begins with the conception and then formation up to the fourth week of pregnancy ...

Congratulations! You are pregnant...now what? Here are some tips for your first few months of pregnancy. Signs of contractions may be different for women with mobility impairments, especially those ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol - a necessary hormone for ...

Similar legislation last year was inspired by the "Baby Olivia" video created by the anti-abortion group Live Action.

A healthy diet is key to living a long and healthy life, but proper nutrition becomes even more important during pregnancy. After all, you're growing a whole new human being inside of you.

Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The results of a long-term study on wild Assamese macaques in Thailand indicate ...

A study by NIH shows that excessive weight gain in the first trimester of pregnancy may contribute to increased fat accumulation in the fetus ...

However, the mechanisms by which the placenta adjusts to these stressors and how it influences fetal development ... support pregnant women in vulnerable situations from the earliest stages.