Detecting early pregnancy loss In a pioneering prospective study published in 1980, conception was identified by detecting the pregnancy-specific hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who conceive in the springtime may be more likely to deliver before 37 weeks gestation than women who conceive at other times of the year, two researchers from the ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers investigated the impact of stories around conception and birth and how they affect the individuals involved and their familial relationships. Previous ...

Couples who attempt to conceive within three months after losing an early pregnancy, defined as less than 20 weeks gestation, have the same chances, if not greater, of achieving a live birth than ...

Women are twice as likely to give birth to a girl if they experienced more stress around the time of conception, a study has found. Researchers from Spain recorded the levels of the stress hormone ...

Miscarriage is a rarely discussed, almost taboo topic. Couples confronted with pregnancy loss are usually unprepared and often struggle alone with harrowing bereavement and unwarranted guilt. People ...

Scientists from the University of Granada have analyzed the levels of cortisol (a steroid hormone that is released in response to stress) in the hair of pregnant women in the period spanning from ...