Work-related stress during pregnancy is more common than most people realise. Tight deadlines, long hours, workplace pressure, or even the fear of being judged for taking time off can all affect a ...

Foetal development encompasses a meticulously regulated cascade of cellular differentiation, organogenesis and growth that begins at conception and continues until birth. Advances in obstetrics and ...

There may be a link between exposure to light during pregnancy and foetal brain development. New findings by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, working in collaboration with American colleagues, ...

Pregnancies complicated by extremely early-onset foetal growth restriction (FGR), defined as a diagnosis ≤ 26 weeks of gestation, had a high risk for adverse outcomes, including perinatal death, ...

National Safe Motherhood Day is observed every year on April 11. The day aims to raise awareness about maternal health, healthcare for pregnant women, reducing maternal mortality and ensuring access ...

When you first find out you are pregnant, thyroid health is not usually your first concern. Still, it is an important topic for every parent. Thyroid hormones help with early brain development, ...

The researchers focused on a class of medications called sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medications, or SBIMs, which are often used to treat conditions like high cholesterol, certain infections, and ...

All vertebrates – from frogs and birds to human beings – require the same thyroid hormone to thrive. Every stage of brain development is modulated by thyroid hormone and, over millions of years, the ...

Smoking by mothers during the period immediately before and after conception is linked to a delay in embryonic development, smaller foetuses at the time of the 20-week ultrasound scan, and lower birth ...