The rationale behind their use is that prolonging pregnancy grants the baby extra time to develop in the womb, thereby reducing the risk of health problems. "Whether prolongation of pregnancy by ...

Will your baby have a head like a fuzzy peach? A fluffy mane that sticks straight up? Swirls of curls? Whatever your baby's hair looks like at birth, it's likely to change in the first year of life.

Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have created an artificial womb. Inside of the womb, they placed a premature lamb fetus. They then kept the fetus in the womb for four ...