In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers explored how environmental factors impact the brain development of fetuses and neonates, emphasizing inflammation and ...

Prenatal opioid exposure may negatively impact neurocognitive and physical development, and those effects can last until adolescence, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Maternal underweight, on the other hand, did not show significant associations in the fully adjusted analysis. The study ...

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MADRID — Fetal exposure to poorly controlled diabetes or other situations that overtax the heart, or to intrauterine growth restriction, is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, according to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — While there is no evidence that an expectant mother becoming infected with COVID-19 will harm a fetus, there is still one big factor that new moms should be aware of. While coronavirus ...

For many expectant mothers, the journey to motherhood is filled with joy, anticipation, and perhaps a bit of anxiety about ...

Adverse childhood experiences in mothers can affect their children's mental and physical health, as researchers report. The study found that maltreatment during a mother's childhood is associated with ...

Cynthia Rogers, MD, visits a baby in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Rogers is helping lead a national study aimed at understanding how prenatal factors and early ...

A pregnant mother’s mental wellness can impact her child’s future physical, mental and behavioral health Emily Lankiewicz / Oscar Wong via Getty Images Lying on the hospital bed with two elastic belts ...