Just three times the width of a human hair, the probe is slim enough to pass through a standard tube already used during ...

For some women, pregnancy is a time of profound loss. Not all pregnancies progress as expected. One serious complication is ectopic pregnancy, a condition in which a fertilized egg implants somewhere ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while ...

WHEN A FETUS shows signs of trouble in the womb, doctors face a precarious task. They must find out what is wrong and how to help without jeopardising the pregnancy. Despite sophisticated modern ...

On the outside, you’ll watch your little one grow from newborn to older infant to toddler, preschooler, kindergartener, and so on. It might feel like it goes by in the blink of an eye. But a little ...

However, some experts question whether the mummy was even pregnant at all. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Researchers studying ...

The National Institutes of Health announced that it will end its funding of research that uses human fetal tissue.

Fetal abnormalities appear to be genetic rather than caused by embolism. Jan. 24, 2014— -- Lawyers representing a pregnant Texas woman on life support against her family’s wishes said that the ...