A woman accused of having an illegal abortion during lockdown brought a foetus to hospital in a rucksack and told doctors she ...

For humans, the gestation period can last forty weeks. There are cramps, morning sickness, strange food cravings, increasing discomfort, and a multitude of other effects. And the nine months of ...

Earth launched today, Earth Day 2025, and it provides fans of the acclaimed sci-fi horror franchise an exclusive look at the upcoming series. As part of this launch, we’ve partnered with FX on a ...

Fetal viability is typically set at 23 weeks of gestation but varies depending on certain factors. Currently, 18 states have tried to ban abortion before viability including Mississippi and Texas.

Twins have proportionally less fat tissue accumulation in utero compared with singletons as early as 15 weeks of gestation.

Evolution’s solution, the argument goes, was to truncate gestation so that lesser developed newborns can squeeze through the birth canal. “This trade-off explains why we have such helpless infants, ...

In 2005, after an intense analysis of the Family Birth Center, the overall induction rate and elective induction rate of less than 39 weeks' gestation were at an alarming 26.4% and 12.1% ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are widely used before preterm birth (before 37 weeks' gestation) to reduce neonatal ...

For humans, the gestation period can last forty weeks. There are cramps, morning sickness, strange food cravings, increasing discomfort, and a multitude of other effects. And the nine months of ...