A large-scale Danish study published in Lancet Psychiatry offers robust evidence linking neonatal vitamin D deficiency to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental ...

A study of 1,585 pregnant women during the COVID-19 era reveals that prenatal risk as defined by a multitude of maternal ...

Researchers have long associated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” to certain severe birth defects, but exactly how these pollutants harm a developing ...

Evidence continues to accrue that prenatal exposure to some synthetic chemicals in the environment is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and negative effects on the neonatal metabolome and ...

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 ...

Electrical signals from the brain could help identify potential issues in the organ's development, a new study reports.

Researchers say exposure to a chemical commonly used in plastic was linked to nearly 2 million preterm births and more than ...

Crucially, these maternal improvements were accompanied by developmental benefits in infants ...

When the "eco-friendly" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the ...