Feeling your baby move can bring comfort and help you bond during pregnancy. Simple changes, like having a snack or moving around, can encourage your baby to kick. If you notice less movement, it’s ...

Lydia Barkley was beautiful and perfect – a 3½-pound baby girl and her parents’ first born child. Danielle Barkley advocates now in honor of her daughter and other families whose babies were stillborn ...

Expert advice on how to understand your baby's movements during pregnancy – and when to seek medical advice if anything changes.

Recent research that measured fetal movements in pregnant women has found that higher frequencies were strongly linked to greater maternal attachment. Paying conscious attention to these signals may ...

Feeling your baby's first movements, often described as flutters or bubbles, usually starts between 16 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. Fetal hiccups are normal in the womb and generally not a concern ...

Background: Women experiencing decreased fetal movements (DFM) are at increased risk of adverse outcomes, including stillbirth. Fourteen delivery units in Norway registered all cases of DFM in a ...

When Fernanda Sheridan was 38 weeks pregnant with her daughter Natalie, she noticed that Natalie started jerking a lot. “I didn’t think much of it. I thought that she was going to be a soccer player,” ...

Fetal movements are one of the most reassuring signs of a baby’s well-being during pregnancy. However, they can also raise concerns for expectant parents who may be unsure what is normal. In this Q&A, ...

Pregnancy has many exciting moments, and some of them occur during ultrasound scans. You may see your baby move or kick around, which makes them special. However, not all scans show baby movements.

Research measured fetal movements in 51 pregnant women and found that higher frequencies were strongly linked to greater maternal attachment. Paying conscious attention to these signals may be a ...