In 2025, pregnancy and parenthood were at the center of many national conversations. This review highlights significant ...

Explore the best books to read during pregnancy that provide expert medical advice, week-by-week guidelines, and inspiring ...

The science is clear: rich language exposure sets the foundation for success in school and life, including health. Early healthy brain development fuels Talk With Me Baby (TWMB), a groundbreaking ...

Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before they give birth.

Using a combination for spatial, single-cell transcriptomics and imaging data from 36 hearts, scientists from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and their collaborators have come up with what they ...

Maternal stress during pregnancy profoundly affects fetal growth and long-term health. This comprehensive review synthesizes evidence showing that elevated cortisol, disrupted brain connectivity, and ...

Playing recordings of a mother’s voice to premature babies may help their brains mature faster, according to the first randomised-controlled trial of this simple intervention. This approach could ...

Idaho parents may start hearing about Baby Olivia in the coming months. She’s not a new sibling coming to join one of their classmates. She is the fetus shown developing in a video created by an ...

A growing number of lawmakers are proposing legislation to require fetal development education in public schools. Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images The Hechinger Report ...

Kansas schools are now required to show fetal development videos when human growth or sexuality is discussed. The law lacks specifics on implementation, leaving local districts with an unclear mandate ...

Schools would have to show fetal development videos to students in grades 5-12 under a bill that passed the Iowa House. Public, private and charter schools in Iowa would be required to show fetal ...