The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

Significant differences in the gene activity of the fetal intestine, brain and placenta were identified, depending on the microbes in the mother's body and the compounds produced by them. The findings ...

A new study finds that when pregnant people get COVID, their male children have a greater risk of subtle neurodevelopmental effects. The country's tally of COVID-19 cases includes more than 200,000 ...

Tennessee could soon become the latest state to require public school students to watch a three-minute computer-generated video on fetal development created by an anti-abortion group. The state Senate ...

In a recent study published in the Nutrients journal, researchers assessed the impact of maternal obesity on brain development in the fetus. Study: Maternal Obesity and Gut Microbiota Are Associated ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University have already shown that paternal drinking habits prior to conception can have a negative effect on fetal development - with semen from men who regularly consume ...

Many in the medical community believe there’s clear evidence that a fetus – a developing baby in the womb – can’t feel physical pain until after the 24th week (6th month) of pregnancy. But other ...

Video of an animated fetus could soon work its way into sex education classes in public schools across several U.S. states., and the idea has pro-choice activists and groups concerned. The video, ...

The debate over what Florida students learn about fetal development is back on the docket for another round of potentially ...