In April 1965, Life magazine unveiled "Foetus 18 Weeks," a photograph by Swedish photojournalist Lennart Nilsson. Today, his ...

Even fetuses yawn, a new study shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. During the second and third trimester, fetuses yawn ...

The blueprint of the adult brain may be mapped out far earlier than we thought. In fact, some 60 percent of the circuits that make up the adult brain may take shape before we are even born, according ...

In a recent study published in the Nutrients journal, researchers assessed the impact of maternal obesity on brain development in the fetus. Study: Maternal Obesity and Gut Microbiota Are Associated ...

The hippocampal formation plays an important role in the cognitive function of learning and memory (1). Development of the hippocampal formation occurs via the progressive infolding of the fetal ...

A potential predictor of complications during pregnancy and birth is fetal birth weight. For example, macrosomia (which is defined as a birth weight greater than 4,000 grams) makes it more difficult ...