5 This is variably defined as a neonatal birth weight >4.0 kg or 4.5 kg, or >90th customised or non-customised fetal weight centile. Preventative measures start with antenatal awareness of risk ...

Cannabidiol (CBD), the component in cannabis often used for therapeutic treatments, is increasingly being used during pregnancy as a means of managing symptoms such as nausea, anxiety and sleep.

Low first trimester vitamin D concentrations are associated with risk for preterm birth; higher levels correlate with fetal growth.

Researchers found that maternal morbidity risks were higher among women who underwent in vitro fertilization or intrauterine ...

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with greater fetal size, mainly manifested by fat accumulation across the abdomen.

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Is CBD Use During Pregnancy as Safe as People Think? New Study Uncovers Potential Risks to Babies Feb. 5, 2025 — A new study has uncovered potential risks, including impaired fetal growth ...

The objective of the study was to examine whether infant neuromotor development is determined by fetal size and body symmetry in the general population. This study was embedded within the ...

What does that mean? I'm still worried! A. If your baby is "following the curve" of the growth chart, she's paralleling one of the percentile lines on the chart, and the odds are good that her ...