The risk of serious complications in childbirth, such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, and death within the first 28 days is twice as high for babies conceived by assisted reproductive ...

Taking folic acid supplements for at least a year before conception is associated with reduction in the risk of premature birth, according to a new study. Taking folic acid supplements for at least a ...

Birth defect rates in the US are highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer, new findings indicate. Researchers also found that this period of increase risk correlated with increased levels ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This study is first of its kind showing such an effect of paternal exposure,” Maarten J. Wensink, MD, PhD, ...

Couples who attempt to conceive within three months after losing an early pregnancy, defined as less than 20 weeks gestation, have the same chances, if not greater, of achieving a live birth than ...

The study’s findings are not entirely new, but “expand on previous knowledge,” Persson said in an email. Past studies have shown an increased risk of congenital malformations among obese mothers. What ...

It’s still an old wives’ tale that a woman can plan her child’s sex by timing the month when she conceives, but a new study has found that babies conceived at certain times of the year may be ...

Understanding our earliest relationship experiences from the baby’s point of view and how these experiences set in motion life patterns have been the intense study of the field of prenatal and ...