In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight—less than 5.5 pounds—and face ...

Now, reporting in Nature Medicine, researchers generated fetal organoids using cells derived from human amniotic and tracheal fluids. 4 These mini-organs offer a minimally invasive approach for ...

Certain micronutrients, most notably folic acid, are critical to fetal development, and pregnant people need particularly high amounts to support the health of the baby and mom.

A new study reveals that prenatal exposure to common air pollutants like NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon is associated with ...

Non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) are increasingly an integral part of screening during pregnancies across the world. Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that a pregnant woman's genetic background ...

Both prenatal and postnatal antibiotic use showed a 5% increase in subsequent food allergy in children, Jiyeon Oh, MD, of the department of medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine in ...

Non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) are increasingly an integral part of screening during pregnancies across the world. Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that a pregnant woman's genetic background ...