Standing and working for long hours during a mother's pregnancy may slow her baby's growth, a new study from The Netherlands suggests. In the study, women who stood for long periods at work during ...

Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy has often been linked to adverse effects on the health of the newborn. However, there are very few studies on the subject. A study has just ...

A new study identifies, as early as the 5th month of pregnancy, patterns of fetal abdominal growth associated with maternal lipid metabolites that track newborn growth, adiposity and development into ...

Fetal growth restriction is when a fetus doesn’t grow as well as it should. Fetal growth restriction is also known as intrauterine growth restriction. Babies with fetal growth restriction are below ...

Share on Pinterest Inadequate fiber intake during pregnancy could delay a child’s brain development, according to a new study. FOTOGRAFIA INC./Getty Images A recent study found that low fiber during ...

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs) are a group of complications marked by high blood pressure, including chronic hypertension—where elevated blood pressure is present before pregnancy or ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Compared with infants who were not exposed to COVID-19 in the womb, those who were exposed had a ...

Women who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of injuring brain development in their babies. Earlier research showed that the size of the brain was reduced in preterm babies born to such mothers when ...

Today we are surrounded by artificial chemicals, both those introduced deliberately and those that contaminate the environment inadvertently as a consequence of their use in other applications. Study: ...