Once you get pregnant, your baby’s growth doesn’t always happen in a consistent manner. Rather, they grow in spurts, periods of rapid development followed by slower phases. This is a usual pattern and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A bill that requires Iowa schools to show students a video about fetal development in the womb as part of their growth and development curriculum is now before lawmakers. A ...

Your baby's senses start developing just weeks after conception, laying the foundation for their understanding of the world. Babies in the womb spend most of their time sleeping and may even dream ...

Untreated thyroid disorders in pregnancy can affect a baby's brain, growth and vision. Experts explain why early screening ...

UK researchers have found that someone's love of the sauce may be linked to testosterone exposure in the womb -- which has a distinct effect on baby's hand development. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill that aims to require the annual screening of fetal development videos in public schools has passed the Ohio House. Ohio representatives approved House Bill 485, also ...

Although the first stool of your baby, called meconium, might be strange to see, it tells you a lot about how your baby is adjusting to the new world and about the health of the entire digestive ...

A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother's gut during pregnancy supports healthy brain development in the fetus. A study in mice has found that the bacteria ...

Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in the ...