Prenatal development unfolds in three major stages: germinal, embryonic, and fetal. Each stage involves significant growth and transformation, laying the groundwork for vital organs and systems that ...

Researchers have characterized, in exacting detail, the rapid series of events that transform a single fertilized cell into a living, complex being. The work not only has enabled the team to explore ...

A Cambridge study found that boys exposed to paracetamol during early pregnancy had shorter anogenital distances, a measurement associated with male reproductive development. The difference was ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the ...

In addition to their established role in fighting pathogens, certain maternal immune cells (neutrophils) can support early ...

In a recent review published in Experimental Neurology, researchers presented the effects of simultaneous alcohol and cannabinoid (SAC) usage during gestation on fetal brain development. In rats and ...

A major ECHO Program analysis of 586 mother-child pairs found no significant association between prenatal exposure to a 23-chemical mixture of phenols and phthalates and early childhood BMI, though ...

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

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers estimated the impact of antenatal and postnatal maternal mental health on the motor developments of the newborn during the ...