Scientists are uncovering how the placenta, long viewed as a temporary pregnancy organ, acts as a powerful biological predictor of lifelong health, linking prenatal environments to future risks of ...

This time, her baby did test positive for SMA type 1, a severe neurodegenerative genetic condition that typically results in ...

Exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants during pregnancy is linked to premature births and greater fetal growth, according to a new study. In the largest study of its kind, researchers at ...

“This marks a major milestone in our multi-site NIH-funded effort to better understand how factors during pregnancy influence neurodevelopment in infants and toddlers,” Newsom said. “The data release ...