Researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give ...

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks ... to identify women who are at risk of preterm labor, as well as interventions to delay it. "Preterm birth is a huge problem around the world, and ...

The study examines how prenatal exposure to war-related stress in Afghanistan negatively impacts cognitive development, ...

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks ... these genes were not activated on time, delaying labor. Signals could be linked to preterm birth While the new study did not directly study preterm ...

If the same set of molecules is found to be important in human pregnancies, it could lead to new tests to identify women who are at risk of preterm labor, as well as interventions to delay it.

For the doctors and nurses at Palmetto General who have grappled with supply issues, delayed paychecks and service cuts under ...

“Back labor” instead of rocket-ship-blasting-out-of-my-butt ... If we recognized the power of birth and embraced the human connectedness that birth represents, I believe we could create a world where ...

Pope Francis has convened a high-level summit to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and ...

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, childbirth educator and founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and delivery. I want to make a birth plan.