During pregnancy, the placenta is the lifeline between mother and baby. It supplies the foetus with oxygen and nutrients, removes waste products and acts as a partial shield against harmful substances…
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The UK is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to preventing harm caused by drinking during pregnancy.
Even if survival rates for very premature infants have improved, it’s dubious that there is a moral reason to lower the abortion limit.
Baby’s brains have special activity to help them develop – now researchers have found where some of this happens.
We still don’t know what’s behind four out of every five birth defects. But that can change.
Thinking about trying for a baby? Then now is the time for you and your partner to “spring clean” your food and lifestyle habits.
A recent study found that a woman’s blood pressure before pregnancy can help predict her child’s gender. And it’s not the only indicator.
Multiple hormones produced by the mother, placenta and the foetus drive and coordinate the amazing biological changes and development of the baby that occur with conception, foetal growth and birth.
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Lecturer in Global Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the LSE, University of Birmingham
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Head, Department of Endocrinology, St George and Sutherland Hospitals, and UNSW Medicine, UNSW
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Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology, University of Southampton
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Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Developmental Biologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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MRC Research Fellow, UCL
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Reader in Endocrinology, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham
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Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Centre for the Developing Brain, King's College London
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer/Researcher, School of Health & Social Work, Faculty Health Science, University of Hull
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Professor of Women's Public Health, Institute of Clinical and Applied Health Research, University of Hull
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Reader in Interdisciplinary Practice and Research with Famililies, Birmingham City University
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Emertus Professor of Alcohol Studies, University of the West of England