A recent March of Dimes report finds a decline in those getting early prenatal care. Experts explain why that's an issue and ...

Doctors explain why taking folic acid before pregnancy matters, how folate status affects fertility, and when to start ...

In a recent review published in Experimental Neurology, researchers presented the effects of simultaneous alcohol and cannabinoid (SAC) usage during gestation on fetal brain development. In rats and ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

Dr. Gil Mor discusses sex-specific placental responses and long-term immune alterations from prenatal virus exposure.

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

Significant differences in the gene activity of the fetal intestine, brain and placenta were identified, depending on the microbes in the mother's body and the compounds produced by them. The findings ...

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...