How does a baby develop inside the womb? Fox News looks at the various stages of development from conception to birth. Pregnancy tends to follow a well-understood and predictable course. But according ...

Born Dec. 25, 1642, Isaac Newton is likely best known for his conception of the theory of gravity. But there were many more ...

“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit” (Matthew ...

Understanding our earliest relationship experiences from the baby’s point of view and how these experiences set in motion life patterns have been the intense study of the field of prenatal and ...

Women exposed to air pollution just prior to conception or during the first month of pregnancy face an increased risk of their children being born with birth defects, such as cleft lip or palate or ...

In “Democrats: When Do You Think Life Begins?” (op-ed, May 10), Florida Sen. Rick Scott purports to show scientifically that human life begins at conception. He lists various characteristics of ...

Detecting early pregnancy loss In a pioneering prospective study published in 1980, conception was identified by detecting the pregnancy-specific hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This study is first of its kind showing such an effect of paternal exposure,” Maarten J. Wensink, MD, PhD, ...

When Dominique Luzuriaga Rivera gave birth to her husband’s baby in June this year, it was both unremarkable and extraordinary. NYPD Officer Jason Rivera was only 22 when he and his partner, Wilbert ...

South America’s republics have the highest population growth rates in the world, far outstripping their economies’ ability to feed the multiplying mouths. Such pressure has built up in favor of birth ...