Many women feel confused about what to eat or how much to eat. The goal is not to follow a strict or complicated diet, but to ...

Maternal nutrition is not about eating more, but about eating right, where quality comes from including both macronutrients and micronutrients.

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Anemia affects more than 1 in 4 pregnant individuals in the US, with prevalence increasing from prenatal care initiation to ...

When does the circadian clock start ticking? A new study shows that fetal clocks synchronize to the mother in the womb via hormones, highlighting the importance of light and sleep during pregnancy.

A new study by UCSF researchers who mapped the maternal-fetal interface, which is the boundary where the mother's uterus and ...

Humans and most other organisms have internal biological clocks that track the daily cycle of sunrise and sunset. These ...

Using single-cell sequencing and spatial tools, researchers have created the most comprehensive map of the maternal–fetal interface yet.

The researchers also found that the clock usually peaks in activity during the early night, similar to the mother’s rhythm.

Can maternal stress harm a fetus? New research quantifying the Fukushima disaster's psychological impact shows that radiation ...

Pseudocyesis can be distinguished from related phenomena such as delusion of pregnancy (belief in being pregnant with no physical signs or symptoms), simulated pregnancy (a deliberate attempt to ...