Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy.

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

An ultrasound uses sound waves to capture fetal images. Those sound waves "bounce off the tissues in the body, bounce back to the computer and make the image," says Debari. The image created from ...

"Meet Baby Olivia" could be coming to a classroom in Oklahoma, if a bill signed into law this upcoming legislative session.It ...

NIH researchers found that excess maternal weight gain in the first trimester alters fetal fat distribution, with increased ...

Republican South Carolina Senator Josh Kimbrell addressed concerns about the fetal heartbeat law at the State House on ...

“there is no recognizable ‘heartbeat’ from a clinical perspective,” and “[w]hat pregnant [women] may hear is the ultrasound machine translating electronic impulses that signify fetal ...