Heat does not have to reach record-breaking levels to change what happens in the womb. Across millions of births in sub-Saharan Africa and India, days with high maximum temperatures during pregnancy ...

Planning a pregnancy is an exciting phase. But it is also a time to pause, prepare, and focus on your health. What many couples don’t realise is that a mother’s health before conception plays a major ...

Some research suggests that avoiding environmental exposures, especially pre-conception, may help. Influencers branded the idea “trimester zero,” but the science is in early stages.

Born with cancer, toddler Dorothy Pontillo suffered months of pain before an MRI found a massive tumor. Her parents’ persistence and help from a ...

Scientists warn that radiation and microgravity pose a major threat to human reproduction in space. Understanding these ...

Six years later, as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Jackson said abortion should be legal and publicly funded through Medicaid. “I’m for freedom of choice,” he said. “Even ...

While many women are clear about choosing egg freezing, questions remain unanswered about the number of eggs and cycles required. A fertility specialist explains the factors that determine its success ...

Grace Bell, born without a womb, gave birth to her son Hugo after a womb transplant from a dead donor in a UK medical first.

On contradictions, complex guilt, and learning to accept support in a culture that quietly equates suffering with devotion.

It was the inspiration for Pope Francis’s plea for action on the environment, Laudate Si; and, as I have written about ...

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett discuss how trips to India, grieving and A-list collaborations shaped the latest genre-defying Gorillaz album, The Mountain.