Low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a new study led by researchers in the Department of ...

Preterm birth - defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy - is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the ...

Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol—a necessary hormone for ...