Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...
A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother's gut during pregnancy supports healthy brain development in the fetus. A study in mice has found that the bacteria ...
Researchers at MIT have developed the first 3D articulated statistical model of the fetal body, offering a new way to simultaneously estimate both pose and shape from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...