About 1 in 5 U.S. women experience maternal mental health conditions, and chronic stress during pregnancy can increase the ...

Researchers found that chronic stress during pregnancy changed how the placenta communicates with the developing fetus and may affect early brain development. Specifically, they found prenatal stress ...

Newborn babies are naturally drawn to faces, a trait that helps them bond with their mothers and other caregivers. New Yale ...

The question of what existed before your birth goes much deeper than genetics or fetal development. Some unusual research has kept the mystery alive without settling it.

A new analysis of research on acetaminophen use during pregnancy finds little evidence that the common pain reliever causes ...

A new commentary in Pediatric Research argues that adequate maternal nutrition, including long-chain polyunsaturated fatty ...

While some health concerns need medical care, small changes in habits can also make a difference.

I have a two-year-old grandchild.They are just incredibly adorable.Recently, their vocabulary has been increasing little by ...

A comprehensive review in the Journal of Neurology synthesizes decades of brain imaging evidence showing that Duchenne and ...

With the proliferation of fancy salts and changing dietary habits, there are signs people aren’t getting enough of the ...

An Ecuadorian pregnancy nutrition program based on ancestral dietary principles improved the nutritional quality of pregnant women’s diets and increased growth in an important fetal brain region, ...

Immune activation in a pregnant woman can occur in response to metabolic diseases like obesity, infections in pregnancy, exposure to pollution and environmental toxins, or even stress and can have ...