A 29-year-old woman (G 3 P 2 PT 0 Ab 0 LC 2) at 20 weeks and 4 days' gestation was referred to the maternal/fetal medicine service. An anatomy scan performed at an outside office showed fetal ascites, ...

Artificial wombs are recreating pregnancy outside the body, keeping premature life developing in controlled environments.

Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a new study. These ...

The effects of fetal abdominal development and maternal fat metabolism on infant weight by the age of two years have been studied. Early in pregnancy, the mother’s blood lipid metabolites have an ...