Pregnancy brings profound changes, not only to a woman’s body but also to her brain. Recent studies highlight how pregnancy ...

Exposure to nitric oxide (NO)— which is produced when fuel is burned — while a mother is pregnant, or in the early months of ...

Coffee During Pregnancy Safe for Baby's Brain Development, Study Suggests Oct. 10, 2024 — A new study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and ...

There were protesters outside the office shouting at me and my husband. We wanted and loved our baby, and these people had no ...

A study of children exposed to maternal COVID-19 before birth found no adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes by 2 years and a ...

Prenatal sleep quality significantly influences neonatal brain development and emotional outcomes, highlighting the need for ...

New findings cast some doubt on the notion that there's a direct link between education and the health of the aging brain.

Related Marijuana use during pregnancy could impact children's behavior ... research project for whom genetic profiling and MRI brain scans were available. Looking at the brains of the marijuana ...

A wealth of research shows that what people eat affects the body’s ability to ward off heart disease and stroke. And a ...

As cannabis becomes more widely accepted across the U.S., conversations about its use are becoming more common—even among expectant mothers. A recent study from the University of Georgia highlights a ...

In Texas, where strict laws ban abortion with limited exceptions, women are struggling to find quality reproductive health care. Some doctors say the state law is dangerously vague.

Women around the world experience changes to their mental health during or after pregnancy. Researchers from one Australian university believe they’ve found a crucial ingredient to help combat this.