Even in the womb, where all oxygen is provided by the parental placenta, fetuses can-and do-yawn. More yawns during observation were associated with a lower weight at birth-potentially indicating mild ...

Six pregnant women participated in a small trial in which placenta-derived stem cells were applied to fetal spinal cords and the treatment was found to be safe.

A baby girl who was born at 24 weeks and weighed just one pound is heading home after 285 days in the NICU in South Jersey.

Yawning in the womb may be the unborn baby showing distress, according to new research. Fetuses can - and do - yawn in the womb, where all oxygen is provided by the placenta, scientists say. Now, a ...

Cathy McKee, 69, was arrested after DNA testing identified her as the mother of a newborn found dead inside a trash bag at a ...

Chi Obidike, a New Jersey mom, encourages her fellow NICU families to be hopeful because "the best is yet to come" ...

A baby born weighing just over a pound is home after spending 285 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at Virtua Voorhees Hospital. The baby was under the care of the same doctor who saved her ...

Chi Obidike says the nine-month hospital stay tested her faith, patience and strength, but “the best is yet to come.” ...

Jenny Warwick, a counsellor who works with parents of adolescents, tells Metro that she is used to teenagers hurling gendered insults at their mums, but the rising trend of primary school-aged ...

Health officials found 30 dead swans in the River Thames over the the space of a week, as fears grow of a new bird flu ...