The specialist explains how the environment during pregnancy influences how a baby’s brain prepares to enter the world.

Progesterone is normally released by the ovaries, but shifts to the placenta during pregnancy. The corpus luteum continues to release hormones until the placenta takes over after 10-12 weeks. The role ...

A baby's digestive system starts to develop before you might even know you're pregnant. While their first bowel movement isn't until after they're born, babies do pee in the womb and build up waste ...

New research from the University of Southampton shows father's health, habits, and life experiences can shape pregnancy and a child’s future.

Want a super brainy baby? Dr Sood explains how choline supports foetal brain development and the child's cognitive function.

In my clinical practice, many women planning pregnancy ask whether age can affect the health of their baby. Over the last few decades, it has become common for women to start families later because of ...