Congenital transmission (from mother to unborn child) of viruses can cause abnormal brain development in the fetus. Examples of viruses that can pass through the placenta and into the fetal brain include cytomegalovirus, ...
Apr 14, 2016
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Gavin Kuykendall's life has been shaped by his fight against heart disease. Now almost 12, he recently expressed all he's been through—by writing a letter to his heart disease.
Dec 6, 2018
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A popular Instagram contributor has gained particular attention recently because she is vegan, eats predominantly raw food, and is pregnant. Most of her critics focus on the effect of her diet on her unborn child, and most ...
Nov 25, 2013
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Most mothers who took prescription anti-seizure medications during pregnancy can breathe a sigh of relief: A new study published today in The Lancet Neurology has found that young children who were exposed to commonly-prescribed ...
Jul 19, 2023
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A low sense of attachment between an expectant mother and her unborn child could be associated with some infant developmental delays.
Sep 13, 2016
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A woman's exposure to high pollen levels in late pregnancy increases the risk of early asthma in the child, according to a group of researchers at Sweden's Umeå University in a recent study.
Jan 7, 2013
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Should a woman prescribed antidepressants continue taking them while pregnant? The question is fraught—her health and that of her unborn child is at stake. Yet research to help her and her doctor make that decision is incomplete.
Jan 22, 2015
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Preeclampsia is one of the most dangerous conditions for the expectant mother and the unborn child and is characterized by elevated blood pressure and protein in the urine in the last trimester of pregnancy. The cause for ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Marijuana is up to 20 times more potent than it was 40 years ago and most pregnant women who use the drug are totally unaware that it could harm their unborn child before they even know they are pregnant.
Aug 15, 2012
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An ultra-low cost scanner that can be plugged into any computer or laptop to reveal vital information about the unborn child has been developed by engineers at Newcastle University, UK.
Sep 13, 2012
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