pregnancy

A high-fat diet in pregnancy may cause changes in the foetal brain that cause over-eating and obesity, research suggests.

Women who are depressed during pregnancy have twice the risk of their babies coming early, according to US researchers.

A survey reveals widespread confusion amongst mums-to-be about how to keep healthy in pregnancy.

Living on a farm while pregnant may help cut the chance of the child developing asthma, eczema and even hayfever, say scientists.

Mothers-to-be who eat nuts every day may increase their child's risk of developing asthma by 50%, claim researchers.

Women who are depressed during pregnancy can have babies who develop more slowly than their peers, a UK study suggests.

Tests used in pregnancy only pick up half of potential chromosomal abnormalities, Italian research warns.

Women who are stressed in pregnancy may raise the risk of their child developing asthma or other allergies, research suggests.