In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States evaluated the effects of maternal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-associated stress and fetal ...

PFDA - a widely found PFAS “forever chemical” - may interfere with fetal development, changing how a baby’s face forms in ...

North Dakota schools would be required to show students high-quality video of how a human fetus develops in each week of pregnancy under a bill Senate lawmakers approved during a vote Wednesday. The ...

When the "eco-friendly" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the ...

Shoulder dystocia (SD) is a serious obstetric emergency that occurs when the fetal shoulders fail to deliver after the head has emerged during the second stage of labor. This condition can result in ...

Artificial wombs are recreating pregnancy outside the body, keeping premature life developing in controlled environments.

Researchers have long associated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” to certain severe birth defects, but exactly how these pollutants harm a developing ...

After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion groups have taken to schools to further propagate misleading information on reproduction. A similar video, in the parlance of the North Dakota ...

Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, speaks Tuesday during a news conference at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. Senate Democrats unveiled a number of bills on reproductive health care, including one what would ...

By sequencing ancient DNA from the fetus, scientists revealed a severe genetic bottleneck that reshaped Neanderthal history ...