During Sierra Leone’s Ebola crisis, thousands of girls became pregnant, some as young as nine. Communities report that there were increases in rape and in girls offering sex for money or services ...

For generations, pregnancy has been described as life-changing, a period that reshapes the body, emotions and priorities. But new research suggests the transformation may run far deeper than ...

A healthy diet in early pregnancy supports the child's motor development at the age of 5-6 years. Higher maternal body fat mass, on the other hand, has an adverse effect on the child's motor ...