By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than ...

Women’s pelvises have become narrower over the past 150 years, according to a study of over 8000 people from three countries. There are many factors at play, but whatever the ultimate cause, it is the ...

While bringing new life into the world is often viewed as one of life’s most joyful moments, childbirth continues to pose serious risks for women – with more than 287,000 maternal deaths recorded ...

An innovative fertility technology using stem cells to help an embryo mature outside the body has resulted in the world’s first live human birth. Gameto, the company that developed the approach, says ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...

His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work as long as a woman is thinking.” By Adam Nossiter Michel Odent, a French ...

In recent years, Singapore has invested heavily in developing its biomedical industry. Of particular interest for policymakers are new assisted reproductive technology (ART) platforms and the related ...

People don’t believe it when I mention how much I loved labor and delivery. They think I’m talking about my career as a nurse-midwife helping others, not my own experiences. They’re partially right—I ...