London, England, May 28, 2018 / 13:05 pm When the fetal ultrasound gained popularity in the 1970s, it was hailed as a "window to the womb." But now, new technology could offer a much more in-depth ...

The first womb you see looks like a head of iceberg lettuce. Or maybe some kind of leafy vegetable. Either way, it’s an image of a fetus in utero. Margaret Carlyle stared at it. She said it r… ...

Language learning begins in the womb. In utero, infants can detect—and remember—the rhythms of sound. The neurosensory apparatus for learning language begins operating around week 30 of gestation.

Dolphins, for example, develop tiny leg-like limb buds during their first month in the womb, but the buds vanish within two weeks, and the animals swim in amniotic fluid for the next 11 months of ...

See About archive blog posts. Extreme prematurity can lead to a lifetime of special education needs. But being born a few weeks early -- even a week early -- can matter too, researchers have learned.

Unborn babies need 39 weeks in the womb—and not a day less, if labor is to be induced without a medical reason.

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The baby in this case was born at 36.5 weeks — a positive outcome because it gave the child more time to develop and grow in the womb. Spina bifida affects a baby's spine and makes it harder for ...

But no one could have predicted what would happen in the weeks to come, as Valarie underwent emergency surgery at about 18 weeks of gestation to try to save the lives of the already beloved ...

The therapy is sometimes used in babies after birth, or in adults with the disease. But in the landmark case, Ayla’s mother was given six infusions between the 24th and 37th weeks of pregnancy.