Smoking by mothers during the period immediately before and after conception is linked to a delay in embryonic development, smaller fetuses at the time of the 20-week ultrasound scan, and lower birth ...

During the first trimester of pregnancy, a baby goes through many stages of development, starting as a fertilized egg after conception and then developing into a blastocyst, an embryo and then a fetus ...

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke -- even before conception -- appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain development of a fetus, researchers at Duke Health report. Using ...

Whether you get pregnant after having sex will depend on your ovulation cycle. If you’re ovulating, conception typically happens within 24 hours of the egg being released. You may wonder how long it ...

(CNN) --A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study ...

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters Life!) - Expectant fathers play a bigger role in their child's early development than they may realize and it begins from the moment of conception. Sign up here. Far from being ...

Preparing for a healthy pregnancy has traditionally been seen as a woman's responsibility – with expectant mothers urged to stop drinking alcohol, avoid certain foods and overhaul their lifestyle to ...