Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fetus develops a brain and spinal cord early on. Find out how this development occurs and what you can do to support it. Fact ...

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

Teaching toddlers adaptive skills like social interaction and self-care can protect their brains from the effects of prenatal stress.

Jurors heard from a pediatric expert who testified about prenatal alcohol exposure and how it can impact brain development.

A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

Sleeping position in late pregnancy matters - back sleeping reduces blood flow, while left-side sleeping improves oxygen, ...

University of New Mexico researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies' prenatal development, including lower birth ...

Does prenatal medication cause autism? A new study links sterol-inhibiting drugs (SBIMs) to higher ASD rates, identifying a 1 ...