A new method for diagnosing the risk of fetal growth retardation and neurological abnormalities has been developed by Russian scientists from the V.I. Kulakov Research Institute of Obstetrics and ...

- Omega-3 fatty acids- abundant in walnuts and fatty fish- were identified as a key nutrient associated with these benefits. Walnuts are the only tree nut that is an excellent source of the ...

Fetal Cerebrovascular Response to Maternal Hyperoxia Testing and Association With Brain Growth and Postnatal Brain Injury in Congenital Heart Disease 1. In this prospective cohort of fetuses with ...

Two new studies show that mothers who eat more nuts and seafood during pregnancy may help their children develop better attention, memory and decision-making skills, lasting from early childhood to ...

On Monday morning, the FDA hosted a 10-person expert panel on the use during pregnancy of SSRIs, which include medications ...

An agency-sponsored forum included critics of psychiatry who believe the drugs can harm a developing fetus. Other experts ...

Members of an FDA expert panel discussed the risks and benefits of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, for ...

Children whose mothers had higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy scored better on tests of memory, attention and ...

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant and lifelong risks to the developing baby, affecting them both before and after birth.

Maternal hypertension is linked to poorer cognitive, language outcomes in preterm 2-year-olds, partly due to early brain abnormalities.

A researcher from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is part of an international group that recently published a ...