Standing and working for long hours during a mother's pregnancy may slow her baby's growth, a new study from The Netherlands suggests. In the study, women who stood for long periods at work during ...

Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy has often been linked to adverse effects on the health of the newborn. However, there are very few studies on the subject. A study has just ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke marijuana during pregnancy may impair their baby's growth and development in the womb, a new study suggests. Poor fetal growth and reduced head ...

Fetal growth restriction is when a fetus doesn’t grow as well as it should. Fetal growth restriction is also known as intrauterine growth restriction. Babies with fetal growth restriction are below ...

Findings show ultraprocessed food consumption before conception influences fertility and embryonic development, urging ...

Research by the University of Adelaide in Australia is showing that the sex of the baby determines the way it responds to stressors during pregnancy and its ability to survive pregnancy complications.