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Pregnancy is the state of carrying an unborn baby or the period in which a fetus develops inside a woman's womb or uterus. Pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks, counting from the first day of your last normal period. The weeks are grouped into three trimesters.
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APR 22, 2024Neuroscience
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy and early childhood is linked to worse attention capacity in ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 11, 2024Cannabis Sciences
Children born to mothers with cannabis use disorder (CUD) have an increased risk of conditions including ADHD, autism sp ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 28, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Pregnancy causes a massive number of changes in a person's body, and is known to be stressful for the body. Pregnancy ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 29, 2024Health & Medicine
Acetaminophen, a widely used medication known for its analgesic and antipyretic properties, has long been considered a s ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 27, 2024Earth & The Environment
Do the impacts of deforestation go beyond the environment? What about human health, specifically the health of children? ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2024Microbiology
We are still learning about the long term impacts of COVID-19, and how the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A study assessing maternal cannabis use effects on placental function used biological sampling to determine the associat ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 14, 2024Neuroscience
Women with autoimmune disease are 30% more likely to have perinatal depression- that is, depression before and after chi ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 13, 2024Neuroscience
By now, it is fairly common knowledge that stress to a mother during pregnancy results in stress to the baby - but what ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 07, 2024Neuroscience
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is linked to modest language delays in infants. The corresponding study was published ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 22, 2023Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis becomes increasingly available across the US, researchers highlight a need for physician and public a ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Morning sickness during pregnancy is very common; as many as seven in ten pregnancies women go through the nausea and vo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Babies born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy are at a higher risk of low birthweight, preterm birth, and ad ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 30, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A small study has identified common features among infants born to women who used fentanyl during their pregnancies.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome affects our health and well-being, and the microbiomes of expectant mothers has been shown to a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers found that pregnancy hormones ‘rewire’ the brains of mice to induce maternal behavior, and that ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 04, 2023Cancer
Today, we commemorate Labor Day, a holiday recognizing the American workforce's contributions toward the United Stat ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 31, 2023Immunology
Hormones are chemical messages that send signals throughout the body. They work slowly and affect body growth, developme ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAUG 29, 2023Plants & Animals
A new article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association focuses on the impact of a “Medite ...Written By: Greta AnneAUG 17, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus indicated that cannabidiol (CBD) has potent ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 14, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has indicated that the environment and diet of mothers can affect the health of their offspring. A new study ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A new review from the University of Colorado discusses the potentially dangerous yet increasing trend of pregnant i ...Written By: Sarah Hoffman
APR 22, 2024
Neuroscience
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy and early childhood is linked to worse attention capacity in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 11, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
Children born to mothers with cannabis use disorder (CUD) have an increased risk of conditions including ADHD, autism sp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 28, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pregnancy causes a massive number of changes in a person's body, and is known to be stressful for the body. Pregnancy ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 29, 2024
Health & Medicine
Acetaminophen, a widely used medication known for its analgesic and antipyretic properties, has long been considered a s
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 27, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Do the impacts of deforestation go beyond the environment? What about human health, specifically the health of children?
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2024
Microbiology
We are still learning about the long term impacts of COVID-19, and how the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A study assessing maternal cannabis use effects on placental function used biological sampling to determine the associat
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 14, 2024
Neuroscience
Women with autoimmune disease are 30% more likely to have perinatal depression- that is, depression before and after chi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 13, 2024
Neuroscience
By now, it is fairly common knowledge that stress to a mother during pregnancy results in stress to the baby - but what
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 07, 2024
Neuroscience
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is linked to modest language delays in infants. The corresponding study was published
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 22, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis becomes increasingly available across the US, researchers highlight a need for physician and public a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Morning sickness during pregnancy is very common; as many as seven in ten pregnancies women go through the nausea and vo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Babies born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy are at a higher risk of low birthweight, preterm birth, and ad
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 30, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A small study has identified common features among infants born to women who used fentanyl during their pregnancies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome affects our health and well-being, and the microbiomes of expectant mothers has been shown to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers found that pregnancy hormones ‘rewire’ the brains of mice to induce maternal behavior, and that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 04, 2023
Cancer
Today, we commemorate Labor Day, a holiday recognizing the American workforce's contributions toward the United Stat
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 31, 2023
Immunology
Hormones are chemical messages that send signals throughout the body. They work slowly and affect body growth, developme
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
AUG 29, 2023
Plants & Animals
A new article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association focuses on the impact of a “Medite
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
AUG 17, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus indicated that cannabidiol (CBD) has potent
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 14, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has indicated that the environment and diet of mothers can affect the health of their offspring. A new study ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A new review from the University of Colorado discusses the potentially dangerous yet increasing trend of pregnant i
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman