Can the placenta predict lifelong health? Research shows that placental function may influence future disease risk.

No association exists between discontinuation of statins immediately before pregnancy and increased maternal cardiovascular risk.

Thanks to advances in imaging and diagnostic technologies, clinicians can now detect many genetic disorders in the womb, ...

Pregnancies among women with Fontan circulation have surged 12-fold from 2000 to 2018, yet this population faces significantly elevated risks, including a 13% rate of postpartum hemorrhage and a ...

Introduction Pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction (FGR) are two principal complications of pregnancy related to placental dysfunction. Nevertheless, knowledge of the underlying ...

The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term. By Roni Caryn Rabin ...

The Trump administration announced Thursday that human fetal tissue derived from abortions can no longer be used in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The policy, long urged by anti ...

Lancet Phase 1 study finds in-womb stem cell therapy feasible and safe in spina bifida, supporting expansion to a larger clinical trial.

Premature birth is one of the leading causes of newborn deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Now, doctors are developing an artificial womb that could dramatically ...

The U.S. government may restrict funding for research that uses human fetal tissue. The move would undermine medical science and prolong patients' suffering from devastating diseases. When you ...

Transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging without contrast are first-line modalities for cardiac imaging in the setting of pregnancy. Appropriate diagnostic studies should ...