Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood has unveiled its new $68 million birthing center with private rooms, modern ...

I gave birth to my first child and opted not to cut the cord-and, subsequently, the attached placenta-and allow it to fall away naturally. Cord non-severance is otherwise referred to as a lotus birth, ...

Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led by Empa ...

Doctor delivers 3.5kg baby in Keke napep, saves mother's life despite challenging conditions, but ends up with stained ...

A recent study found the brain has significantly higher levels of microplastics than other organs. Here is what you should ...

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

Researchers discovered higher levels of microplastics in the placentas of preterm births than in those of full-term ...

13."Nearly 50% of women will deal with pelvic organ prolapse at some point in their life — yet no one teaches us how to ...

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 ...

Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse.

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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 ...