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Preparing for a healthy pregnancy has traditionally been seen as a woman's responsibility - with expectant mothers urged to overhaul their lifestyle to give their baby the best possible start in life.

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This recently published study may have found a link between exercise during pregnancy and infant development.

Stanford Medicine pediatric hematologist Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, Ph.D., has devoted her research career to improving ...

Early life stress can affect how the brain and gut work together and may lead to digestive problems later in life ...

Early life stress may lead to digestive issues later in life, driven by changes in the gut and sympathetic nervous systems, ...

When claims are made that one of the most widely used medications during pregnancy may cause autism, the public understandably pays attention. Scientists, healthcare professionals, and even judges, ...

Scientists from New York University have found that stress suffered in early childhood provokes long-term changes in the intestines and sympathetic nervous system, leading to chronic digestive ...

New UAB research uncovers how NFAT helps uterine NK cells support early placenta development, shedding light on pregnancy health and the roots of complications like preeclampsia.