Researchers have found a link between prenatal BPA exposure and body fat levels in children at age 7. BPA has been said to act as an endocrine disrupter, meaning it alters the way hormones work in the body.
Read MoreMums who are physically active while pregnant are more likely to have active children, if you believe the results of mice experiments.
Read MoreAlthough it may feel like having more children ages you, new research suggests that having a big brood may actually slow the aging process...
Read MoreAutism strikes 1 in 68 kids, and a new study has uncovered one factor that appears to play a role.
Read MoreHaving children may permanently affect a woman's brain and could increase her risk of dementia in later life, according to a new study. The surge in hormones women experience during the nine months of pregnancy....
Read MoreStudies linking antidepressant use during pregnancy with an increased autism risk in babies may have scared some pregnant women off of the medications, but a new Massachusetts General Hospital study provides some comforting news.
Read MorePregnant women who live near agricultural land where pesticides are applied have a 60 percent higher risk of giving birth to children with autism or other developmental delays, a new study from the University of California Davis found.
Read MorePregnant women who are obese or overweight have an increased risk of delivering a stillborn baby, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read MoreHow and why children become autistic is a question that scientists, doctors, researchers, and families have been trying to answer for years.
Read MoreToo much stress and worry may lower the chances of getting pregnant and cause infertility, a new study by researchers of the Ohio University has found.
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