Iowa lawmakers continue to push for their policy proposals in the 2025 legislative session. In a shortened week, lawmakers advanced a proposed constitutional amendment from the attorney general and ...

When does the circadian clock start ticking? A new study shows that fetal clocks synchronize to the mother in the womb via hormones, highlighting the importance of light and sleep during pregnancy.

The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill Thursday to require health classes to show students certain early fetal development videos. Under HB 667, the videos should be “high-quality computer-generated ...

A bill that would require Arkansas public schools to show students a human development video stalled in committee Monday. Since Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, introduced House Bill 1180 last week, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill that aims to require the annual screening of fetal development videos in public schools has passed the Ohio House. Ohio representatives approved House Bill 485, also ...

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

Your baby's brain is one of the first major organs to start developing – just three weeks in. And here's the wild part: It'll keep growing all the way into their 20s. The brain and spinal cord team up ...

Why is full-term pregnancy important? It's important to know when babies are developed enough to be born as healthy as possible. For most babies, this is at 39 weeks. Babies who reach this point are ...