Pregnancy Having a baby is a wonderful and joyous experience. Learn about the science of pregnancy: how to get pregnant, the stages of pregnancy, what happens to the mother-to-be's body and how the fetus develops. Grid List Latest about Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth Doctors perform 1st-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb By Nicoletta Lanese published 5 May 23 Doctors performed a first-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb to repair a malformed blood vessel. What do we know about mifepristone, the abortion pill facing a potential Supreme Court ruling? By Nicoletta Lanese published 10 April 23 A federal judge in Texas has ruled to suspend approval for the abortion pill mifepristone. Here's what you should know about the drug. World's population could plummet to 6 billion by the end of the century, study suggests By Ben Turner published 30 March 23 A new model has predicted that Earth's population is likely to decrease in all scenarios across the next century and will peak nowhere near the 11 billion previously forecast. Why is endometriosis so hard to diagnose? By Anna Gora published 27 March 23 Endometriosis often has vague symptoms that overlap with other conditions, and there are no non-invasive ways to definitively diagnose the condition. Endometriosis: Causes, symptoms and treatments By Amanda Chan last updated 1 March 23 Endometriosis is a medical condition that affects 1 in 10 women. It occurs when the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, grows in other places. In rare case, mother delivers two sets of identical twins, back to back By Nicoletta Lanese published 23 February 23 A mother in Alabama gave birth to rare "MoMo" twins after a previous twin pregnancy. 900% increase in babies born with syphilis in Mississippi may be part of nationwide trend By Nicoletta Lanese published 14 February 23 Mississippi has seen more and more babies born with syphilis in recent years. Why is there still no male birth control pill? By Amy Arthur published 5 January 23 Researchers have spent half a century investigating contraceptives for men, but how close are we to getting a male birth control pill? 10 of the strangest pregnancies in the world By Lou Mudge published 14 December 22 From the most babies born to one mother to the shortest baby brought to term, these are some of the most notable record-breaking pregnancies. Pregnancy causes dramatic changes in the brain, study confirms By Rachel Rettner published 30 November 22 Pregnancy caused women to lose gray matter, and reshaped the brain’s "default mode network," a set of brain regions that are most active when the mind is wandering. 123456789Archives Live Science newsletter Stay up to date on the latest science news by signing up for our Essentials newsletter. Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Live Science. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READMOST SHARED1Watch an octopus waking up from what scientists think could have been a nightmare2Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles3Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved4300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos5Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'1'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 years2Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles3Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved4Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'5James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
Doctors perform 1st-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb By Nicoletta Lanese published 5 May 23 Doctors performed a first-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb to repair a malformed blood vessel.
What do we know about mifepristone, the abortion pill facing a potential Supreme Court ruling? By Nicoletta Lanese published 10 April 23 A federal judge in Texas has ruled to suspend approval for the abortion pill mifepristone. Here's what you should know about the drug.
World's population could plummet to 6 billion by the end of the century, study suggests By Ben Turner published 30 March 23 A new model has predicted that Earth's population is likely to decrease in all scenarios across the next century and will peak nowhere near the 11 billion previously forecast.
Why is endometriosis so hard to diagnose? By Anna Gora published 27 March 23 Endometriosis often has vague symptoms that overlap with other conditions, and there are no non-invasive ways to definitively diagnose the condition.
Endometriosis: Causes, symptoms and treatments By Amanda Chan last updated 1 March 23 Endometriosis is a medical condition that affects 1 in 10 women. It occurs when the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, grows in other places.
In rare case, mother delivers two sets of identical twins, back to back By Nicoletta Lanese published 23 February 23 A mother in Alabama gave birth to rare "MoMo" twins after a previous twin pregnancy.
900% increase in babies born with syphilis in Mississippi may be part of nationwide trend By Nicoletta Lanese published 14 February 23 Mississippi has seen more and more babies born with syphilis in recent years.
Why is there still no male birth control pill? By Amy Arthur published 5 January 23 Researchers have spent half a century investigating contraceptives for men, but how close are we to getting a male birth control pill?
10 of the strangest pregnancies in the world By Lou Mudge published 14 December 22 From the most babies born to one mother to the shortest baby brought to term, these are some of the most notable record-breaking pregnancies.
Pregnancy causes dramatic changes in the brain, study confirms By Rachel Rettner published 30 November 22 Pregnancy caused women to lose gray matter, and reshaped the brain’s "default mode network," a set of brain regions that are most active when the mind is wandering.
