By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By seamlessly tracking brain growth from the womb into early life, researchers uncover when key brain regions surge and how subtle sex differences emerge before birth. Study: ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help sonographers identify any abnormalities at the 20-week pregnancy screening scan almost twice as quickly, without reducing the accuracy or reliability of ...

Article medically reviewed by Lesley Bland, BA (Hons), BSc (Hons) Midwifery Studies who is a Registered Midwife and Consultant Midwife for My Expert Midwife. At 20 weeks pregnant, you are halfway ...

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 ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the mother's immune system have been linked to an increased risk of ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while ...