There are no easy answers. But the debate has implications for decisions around abortion and fetal surgery (operations done in the womb to treat birth defects and other medical conditions).

Micrognathia is a condition in which the lower jaw is smaller than usual. It is also known as mandibular hypoplasia. Those with micrognathia are usually born with it, and it may cause babies to ...

In the fetal kidney, deletion of the glucocorticoid receptor reduces primary cilia length and alters cilia structure whereas the synthetic steroid dexamethasone stimulates cilia growth in renal ...

The following is a summary of “Evidence for improved glucose metrics and perinatal outcomes with continuous glucose monitoring compared to self-monitoring in diabetes during pregnancy,” published in ...

Kansas is slated to treat preborn children as dependents under the law, require education about fetal development in public schools and continue funding pro-life pregnancy centers after the Republican ...

Rather, she observes, it has “always been a fetal-personhood movement,” premised on the idea that the fetus is a “separate, unique human individual from the moment of fertilization,” and ...

Pregnancy complications. Johns Hopkins Medicine. First trimester screening, nuchal translucency and NIPT. MedlinePlus. Fetal echocardiography. Johns Hopkins Medicine. High-risk pregnancy: What you ...

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But this much-lauded bipartisan effort will offer no reprieve for women carrying doomed pregnancies diagnosed with lethal fetal abnormalities. At a House committee meeting this week, Austin ...