Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report. Treating pregnant mice with a common gut microbe resulted in ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare ...

New research has discovered an unexpected way pregnancy alters the brain—by changing a mother's temperature preferences. A study from the Baylor College of Medicine found that postpartum women prefer ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A Washington State University (WSU) study suggests that cannabis use by mothers during pregnancy and nursing could disrupt reproductive development in their daughters and ...