The American Heart Association and Additional Ventures, a research foundation working toward a cure for single ventricle heart disease, have committed a combined $20M to advance a coordinated, ...

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

A new wearable fetal heart rate monitor prototype is being developed at Wichita State University to help identify potential health issues of a developing fetus.

A blood test clarifies which gene variants truly cause congenital heart defects, linking diagnosis to more precise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An app developed by a UW computer science Ph.D. student has shown promise in monitoring fetal heart rate by mimicking Doppler ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require Utah schools to show students videos of fertilization and development of a fetus inside the womb. HB315, titled Human Growth ...

Placental vascular reactivity (PLVR) can help identify fetal congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a study recently published in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Vidya Rajagopalan, Ph.D., from ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The sudden death last week of Catherine O’Hara, ...

A House panel Wednesday approved a wide-ranging education bill that sparked controversy because it would require instruction about "embryologic and fetal development" and take aim at school programs ...

"Perinatal medicine presents unique challenges, as it requires caring for two patients simultaneously," stated the issue's editors Drs. Robert D. Nerenz, A.J. Agopian, Philip J. Lupo, Khushbu Patel, ...

Another review article analyzes evidence linking common pollutants — including PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the so-called "forever" chemicals) — to defects in fetal heart development, ...