During the first trimester of pregnancy, a baby goes through many stages of development, starting as a fertilized egg after conception and then developing into a blastocyst, an embryo and then a fetus ...

A study in ‘The Lancet’ says that besides biological factors such as sperm quality, sociocultural variables also influence ...

(CNN) --A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study ...

Anticipating the conception of a child can be accompanied by a lot of uncertainty about how to plan for pregnancy and parenthood. But relatively few people are aware that the things they do months or ...

Q: When is the human heart fully developed, and when are heartbeats audible during pregnancy? A: A developing heart has all of its primary structures after about nine weeks of pregnancy. Some forms of ...

Preparing for a healthy pregnancy has traditionally been seen as a woman's responsibility – with expectant mothers urged to stop drinking alcohol, avoid certain foods and overhaul their lifestyle to ...