It also includes fetal cells sloughed off during development, which doctors can extract and analyze for signs of disease. “Those cells historically have been thought to be dead cells or cells that ...

However, nicotine disrupts fetal development, suggesting that, like cigarette smoking, nicotine vaping may be detrimental to the fetus," said Emily Bates, Ph.D., an associate professor at the ...

Annual estimates suggest that the cumulative costs of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the health care and educational systems range from US$1.29 billion to $10.1 billion annually.

The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill Thursday to require health classes to show students certain early fetal development videos. Under HB 667, the videos should be “high-quality computer ...