A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

Researchers have characterized, in exacting detail, the rapid series of events that transform a single fertilized cell into a living, complex being. The work not only has enabled the team to explore ...

Pregnancy is an incredibly special and delicate time for all parents. In those early stages of development, the environment, both inside and outside the body, can drastically impact fetal and ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

Researchers from the University of Iowa (UI) and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center report that offspring can be protected from the effects of prenatal stress by administering a ...

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers estimated the impact of antenatal and postnatal maternal mental health on the motor developments of the newborn during the ...

Alcohol exposure during early pregnancy often occurs before a woman realises she is pregnant. This article explains how ...