Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Many in the medical community believe there’s clear evidence that a fetus – a developing baby in the womb – can’t feel physical pain until after the 24th week (6th month) of pregnancy. But other ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKRC)- Some Tri-State students could be asked to watch a controversial video about how babies are formed. House Bill 346 is called the Baby Olivia Act. It's named so because the video ...

Transforming a single diploid cell into a living and breathing infant over approximately 280 days is a complex and distinctive process. A successful pregnancy relies on many biochemical processes ...

The Iowa House voted Wednesday to require fetal development education in Iowa schools. Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives voted Wednesday to require schools to teach about fetal ...

Every pregnancy journey is different, but there's a good chance your baby bump is showing at 5 months pregnant, so while you may have kept it a secret, with your growing bump, you won't be able to for ...

A research team showed that, contrary to current models, one early embryonic cell dominates lineages that will become the fetus. “They are not identical,” said Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, a ...