When the "eco-friendly" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States evaluated the effects of maternal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-associated stress and fetal ...

Study findings indicate that environmentally relevant doses of OLA bioplastics may be “more toxic” to the placenta than ...

By sequencing ancient DNA from the fetus, scientists revealed a severe genetic bottleneck that reshaped Neanderthal history ...

A high-grade fever disrupts the body's equilibrium because it creates conditions which can harm foetal development by ...

Shoulder dystocia (SD) is a serious obstetric emergency that occurs when the fetal shoulders fail to deliver after the head has emerged during the second stage of labor. This condition can result in ...