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A synthetic mouse embryo (left) and a natural mouse embryo (right) show comparable brain and heart formation

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Synthetic reproductive cells will help us understand fertility in 2023

Laboratory-grown sperm, placentas and embryos in animals will help us gauge why some pregnancies don't reach full term, but whether these procedures could one day be safe or even ethical in humans is unclear

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A baby in a neonatal intensive care unit is held by its mother

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Immediate skin-to-skin contact advised for premature newborns by WHO

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Fewer than expected boys were born in England and Wales three months after lockdown was introduced

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Fewer boys born in England and Wales in early stage of the pandemic

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Umbilical cord 'milking' cuts brain injury risk for babies born limp

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A pregnant person receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania in February 2021

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Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy not linked to miscarriage or stillbirth

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Genetic errors cause most miscarriages, confirms largest study yet

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An employee looks over a patient's file at the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana, April 19, 2022. - On September 1, 2021, one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country went into effect in the Republican state of Texas, prohibiting all voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) from the time a fetal heartbeat is visible on ultrasound, about four weeks after fertilization. With a population of 30 million, Texas is the second most populous state in the country and this law has driven patients to the rapidly overflowing clinics of other states, forcing them to inexorably delay their abortion due to lack of space. (Photo by Fran??ois Picard / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images)

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Changing US abortion laws could dangerously restrict miscarriage care

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Harvest mice (Micromys minutus)

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Female mice release banana-scented urine when pregnant to deter males

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Pregnant Woman Smoking E Cigarette

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Vaping may be an effective way to quit smoking during pregnancy

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Mother Care. Unrecognizable mom holding newborn baby on her laps

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RSV vaccine in pregnancy lowers antibiotic use in babies

Babies whose mothers were vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus had less need for drugs against bacterial infections

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Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

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Omega-3 supplements could reduce the number of premature births

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Chewing gum while pregnant linked to fewer premature births in Malawi

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Flu vaccines during pregnancy protect babies for 6 months after birth

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