(CNN) -- Alcohol consumption during pregnancy has long been linked to congenital defects and developmental problems in newborns. Now a new study has found a link between a baby's congenital heart ...

A baby has a greater risk of asthma if his or her father smoked prior to conception, research shows. The study is the first in humans to analyze the link between a father's smoking habits before ...

A study of more than 400 Australian women has found that alcohol consumption at or around the time of conception can damage the growth of the placenta, potentially harming a baby’s development. The ...

“The first thousand days” is a common term used by paediatricians to describe the period from conception to the child’s second birthday – a time in which so many critical developments occur. While ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A woman's diet at the time of conception might cause lasting changes in the DNA of her children, ...