In IVF treatment, embryos are traditionally transferred in the uterus three days after fertilization. Due to improvements in laboratory techniques, this is now also possible after five days. It was ...

If you're planning on starting a family, it's important for women to take care of their health before pregnancy. If women are over-weight before expecting or gain a lot of weight while pregnant, it ...

A new review by Harvard University sheds new light on nutrition and fertility. From in-vitro fertilization to miscarriages to infertility, trying to get pregnant can be a painful process for many ...

Infants born before 24 weeks have survival chances below 50 percent, and about 40 percent of those who survive face long-term complications. By 24 weeks, however, the survival rate improves ...

Around 1 in 5 women of childbearing age are living with [obesity], defined by the World Health Organization as having a body mass index (BMI) over 30 kg/m². Compared with women in the healthy BMI ...

Two third of American women under 50 have at least one of five modifiable risk factors that can lead to birth defects. Here's ...

A new fertility drug could be on the way after clinical trials demonstrated a 7 percent increase in live births among participants. The treatment, known as OXO-001, is designed to improve embryo ...