Prenatal exposure to alcohol is a leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities. These problems are often lifelong and have high costs for society. Line One will focus on ...

Congenital lower urinary tract obstruction, often presenting as fetal megacystis, is defined in the first trimester by a longitudinal bladder diameter greater than 7 mm on ultrasonography. It most ...

Fetal interventions, such as surgery or stem cell transplantation, can cure congenital diseases, but they increase the risk of preterm labour. This study suggests that these interventions may break ...

An interdisciplinary team from the University Hospitals Cologne and Bonn have conducted the first prospective study to ...

Learn how late gestation foetal imaging may help predict urgent intervention in babies with transposition of the great ...

Nearly one-third of women, without a prior cesarean, reported that they were told by their maternity care providers that their babies might be 'quite large,' leading to higher rates of medically ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Substance exposure happens across all social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Yet stigma and shame contribute to families not ...

It cuts across all ethnic groups and social classes. By some measures, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is as common as autism. Children whose development was negatively impacted by their ...

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Maternal Fetal Health at Nemours Children's launched today, offering a compassionate and personalized health care experience for ...

OBJECTIVE: As the volume of fetal surgery cases has steadily increased, an increasing incidence of chorioamniotic membrane separation (CMS) has been noted. Due to the potential adverse consequences ...

The concept of fetal surgery captures the imagination when, from time to time, it makes the headlines. Few pregnant mothers will need the assistance of fetal medicine specialists; fewer still will ...

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 23: Maternal-fetal medicine is a cornerstone of modern healthcare, crucial for safeguarding mothers’ lives and ensuring healthy futures for children, Kuwait’s Minister of Health Dr.