In the female fetus at approximately weeks 10 to 11 of gestation, the mesonephric ducts regress and the paramesonephric or muellerian ducts continue to develop. The caudal portions of these ...

If doctors could place a preemie inside of an artificial womb where it could spend its remaining weeks fully developing, this could completely change that baby's life. The researchers emphasized ...

Predicting your baby's hair color isn't easy. Experts think that many different genes control the precise amount of melanin that's made inside ... weeks. This means it may fall out in the womb ...

New research from the University of Waikato nails down how much light travels from the outside world to babies in the womb, ...

A mum was relieved to see her newborn son kick his legs after he had spinal surgery while still inside the womb. Serena Nye, 24, was told after her 20-week pregnancy scan her unborn son had spina ...

Amniotic fluid is the water that surrounds the baby inside the womb and initially up until 20 weeks of pregnancy, it’s mainly made up of water that is produced from the maternal body from the ...

Researchers have used mathematical analysis tools to study the effect of classical music on a fetal heartbeat and identify patterns in heart rate variability. They recruited 36 pregnant women and ...

Ovulation happens about 2 weeks after ... the case for my baby; other colors (like white) can indicate a serious medical condition. And while 13% of babies do poop in the womb, too much meconium ...

The education of nurses working with newborns and infants does not typically include a lengthy discussion on the fetal environment, yet existence in the womb has a significant impact on the long ...