The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), according to
A study led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that breast milk provides protection against rotavirus, a common gastrointestinal disease that causes diarrhea, vomiting and fever
The duration of breastfeeding is shorter than average among mothers with a fear of childbirth – regardless of the mode of delivery, a new study from Finland shows. According to
An international research team led by the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has used long-term demographic data from Japanese macaques — a monkey species within the
Exposure to high levels of heat may both impact the growth of foetuses during pregnancy and infants up to the age of two, a new analysis suggests. The study is
Plastic pollution — tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand — is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents, according to a Rutgers
For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund
U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, and infant mortality was highest among those born with
The birth process in chimpanzees and other great apes is generally considered to be easy. This is usually attributed to their relatively large pelvis and the small head of their
A new study shows that a biomedical tool can successfully deliver genetic material to edit faulty genes in developing fetal brain cells. The technology, tested in mice, might have the
