The specialist explains how the environment during pregnancy influences how a baby’s brain prepares to enter the world.

UK researchers have found that someone's love of the sauce may be linked to testosterone exposure in the womb -- which has a distinct effect on baby's hand development. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

What you eat during pregnancy not only affects you but also your baby. Jessie explains how it can predispose the baby's brain to mental health issues in future.

Babies are born with a complete sensory system, including sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. In the womb, babies spend most of their time sleeping, but when they are awake, they experience ...

Progesterone is normally released by the ovaries, but shifts to the placenta during pregnancy. The corpus luteum continues to release hormones until the placenta takes over after 10-12 weeks. The role ...

There is evidence that babies begin learning in the womb? Before she is even born, your baby has already been exposed to many opportunities for language learning. Language learning begins in the womb.

Can a mother’s diet during pregnancy shape a baby’s taste? Research suggests early flavor exposure may influence preferences.

Toronto, Jan 26 (PTI) A baby’s placement in the womb and access to nutrition may impact their cortical structure and affect the brain later in life, a new study has found. Researchers, including those ...