Dr. Gil Mor discusses sex-specific placental responses and long-term immune alterations from prenatal virus exposure.

Infants' brains may be shaped by levels of stress their mother experiences during pregnancy, a brain scanning study has revealed. Infants' brains may be shaped by levels of stress their mother ...

Prior research has found that mothers' distress during pregnancy has been related to infant temperament and behavior, but this is one of the first studies to measure mothers' experience of stress in ...

Two new studies are elucidating the effects of maternal stress during pregnancy on a baby’s development. The research is finding strong correlations between levels of a mother’s stress during ...

A mother's obesity in pregnancy can affect her child's development years down the road, according to researchers who found lagging motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for ...

Sleep is crucial, especially for pregnant women. Inadequate sleep during pregnancy can have many negative effects, including neurodevelopmental delays for the child, according to a new study. The ...

Malaria presentation differs between women with low and high malaria immunity. The former often experience acute severe syndromes, such as respiratory distress and cerebral malaria, and these women ...

Taking the club drug Ecstasy while pregnant can interfere with the baby's motor development after birth, a new study finds. The drug also seems to raise the odds of having a baby boy. The research is ...

Children in the womb exposed to higher levels of fluoride later were more likely to experience temper tantrums, headaches, stomachaches, anxiety, and symptoms linked to autism, a new study finds.

(CNN) --A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study ...

Becoming a mom for the first time is beautiful and surreal, but it can also be completely overwhelming. Your body's changing, your brain's racing, and suddenly, everyone has advice. But here's the ...