A new wearable fetal heart rate monitor prototype is being developed at Wichita State University to help identify potential ...

A high-grade fever disrupts the body's equilibrium because it creates conditions which can harm foetal development by ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that vaping nicotine during pregnancy may be no safer for a developing fetus than smoking cigarettes. The study suggests ...

Researchers have long associated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” to certain severe birth defects, but exactly how these pollutants harm a developing ...

A sibling can change your life — potentially even before birth. The sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb. The "intrauterine position effect" was first discovered in cattle farming. A ...

Give credit to your dad's gene for keeping you safe during those long months in your mother's womb. Without this genetic warrior, you might have succumbed to any number of viral infections that ...

During the 1980s, media and politicians highlighted "crack babies" as a tragic consequence of cocaine use. More recently, focus has shifted to the "meth mom" phenomenon. In reality, say experts, a ...