The placenta acts as a life-support system for your growing baby. It decides the nutrients, oxygen, and antibodies a baby should get while restricting harmful substances from passing to the baby.

By Stephen Beech A "good" gut bacteria found in probiotic drinks and tablets leads to a healthier pregnancy, according to new ...

A few months into his postdoctoral research at Baylor College of Medicine in 2021, Rafael Michita made a curious observation.

Research led by the University of Cambridge has found the first clear evidence that the "good" gut bacteria Bifidobacterium ...

Scientists have discovered that when Bifidobacterium breve - ‘good’ bacteria widely available in probiotic drinks - is ...

Excitement and questions double when you're expecting twins. Whether your twins share a placenta or have their own depends on when the fertilised egg splits, and this can significantly impact your ...

U.K.-based Wellcome has awarded over €2 million to an international research effort to uncover how malaria can injure developing babies. Emanuel Wyler at the Max Delbrück Center will play a key role ...

A study of more than 400 Australian women has found that alcohol consumption at or around the time of conception can damage the growth of the placenta, potentially harming a baby’s development. The ...