First-ever 3-D stress map of developing embryonic heart sheds light on why defects form. As a human fetus develops, its heart has to keep pace with the new body's ever-growing demands.

The virus has two potential routes to the developing fetus: a placental route established in the first trimester, and a route across the amniotic sac that only becomes available in the second ...

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Explore the fascinating stages of human fetal development, shedding light on the wonders and mysteries of life before birth.

A developing fetus may signal when it is ready to be born by releasing a chemical produced by the lungs, according to a new study by U.S. researchers.

The developing fetus begins to hear around the 18th week of pregnancy and starts to hear low frequencies from outside the woman's body soon after. Learn more about when a fetus can hear.

Research in mouse models has identified a new mechanism for how long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), like omega ...

With each week of pregnancy, your baby-to-be is developing in leaps and bounds. In the early stages, they are called a zygote. They then progress to an embryo, fetus, and finally, baby. You might ...

While talking about this rare condition, Dr. Aziz told the news agency ANI,"A rare medical oddity has been brought up in which a foetus was seen developing in the stomach of a 40-day-old newborn baby.

The placenta is connected to a developing fetus by a tubelike structure called the umbilical cord. Through the umbilical cord, the placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to a developing fetus.

If a developing foetus is equivalent to a person, then abortion is morally equivalent to infanticide. And if the foetus is a person, then it should be accorded the same rights and privileges as ...