Prenatal screening is important for early detection of congenital anomalies, ensuring informed decisions for expectant ...

An ultrasound gives providers a better view of internal organs. They’re used to help diagnose conditions and monitor ...

Many women talk about having "pregnancy brain" or "baby brain", to describe feeling forgetful, absent-minded or having brain fog. Previous studies have focused on brain scans before and soon after ...

From snake embalming rituals to mummy pregnancy to ancient medicine, these discoveries were made using CT scans without ...

For the study, the researchers took 15 healthy pregnant women with very high oestrogen levels (due to the pregnancy). Each woman was put in an MRI scanner and shown upsetting/disturbing pictures. The ...

However, when asked to regulate their emotions while undergoing an MRI scan, they were just as successful at managing their emotional state as the non-pregnant women. "Both pregnant and non ...

Changes that sweep the the human brain during pregnancy have been documented for the first time, using precise MRI scans. Scientists conducted 26 brain scans on and took blood samples from a ...

Brain scans show that tracks of white matter (shown) get stronger during pregnancy. Image Courtesy Daniela Cossio, Nature Neuroscience (How does the menstrual cycle reshape the brain?) Become a ...

People who are pregnant often experience insomnia, or trouble falling or staying asleep. Though it can occur in the first trimester, insomnia is not a reliable indication that you are pregnant. It is ...

Pregnant women across Australia could be offered a free vaccine to protect their babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from next year. Health Minister Mark Butler has flagged the ...

It's what inspired her to scan her own brain when she was pregnant at 38. With the help of a team of researchers, Chrastil underwent 26 MRIs, spread out between three weeks before she conceived ...

IT SEEMS pregnancy brain really does exist - as scans shed light on exactly how much having a baby can change the brain. Changes can linger for years after birth and only a few regions of the ...