Over 130 mammal species can delay embryonic development, giving their offspring the best possible chance of survival in ideal ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to study this moment in humans because of ethical restrictions and limited access to ...

Researchers at the Babraham Institute have ‘listened in’ to the communication between the embryo and the womb lining at the ...

Researchers have created a replica of womb lining or endometrium which allowed them to study the implantation of human embryos — process that signals start of a pregnancy. Described in a paper in the ...

Oxytocin, a hormone already known for its role in childbirth, milk release, and mother-infant bonding, may have a newfound purpose in mammalian reproduction. In times of maternal stress, the hormone ...

The debate over what Florida students learn about fetal development is back on the docket for another round of potentially ...

Researchers have discovered a potential 'pause button' in the earliest stages of human development. Whether humans can control the timing of their development has long been debated. The new study ...

Doctors explain why taking folic acid before pregnancy matters, how folate status affects fertility, and when to start ...