Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...

Stress during pregnancy may cause changes in placental genes linked to cortisol regulation. These changes could impact fetal development.

With the strong associations established in epidemiologic studies and a dearth of evidence on the actual mechanisms by which ...

Is cannabis use during pregnancy safe? No, the use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) may affect your baby's ...

CBD is gaining popularity as a remedy for pregnancy symptoms like nausea and anxiety, but new research suggests it may not be ...

Research links micro- and nanoplastics exposure during pregnancy to rising allergies. These particles enter mother and fetus ...

Among other things, environmental factors during the child's early development in the womb are suspected, which lay the foundation for later illnesses. A team of researchers from Empa, ETH Zurich, ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for fetal development — and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

To make matters worse, the study also found up to 10 times the amount of microplastics in the brains of 12 dementia patients ...