Recent research finds that many couples who retreat into their coupledom during the second trimester reap huge payoffs.

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Scientists first suggested a link between neural tube birth defects and diet in the 1950s.

The exposure of an unborn baby to radiation is referred to as prenatal radiation exposure.

Cocaine use during pregnancy can affect a pregnant woman and her unborn baby in many ways.

Alcohol in alcoholic beverages is identified as a developmental toxicant by the California Environmental Protection Agency.

People can be exposed to mercury by breathing in air, eating food, or drinking water contaminated with mercury compounds.

Vitamins and immunizations aren't the only things that can help promote a healthy pregnancy.

Some women want children but either cannot conceive or keep miscarrying. This is called infertility.

Each woman, man, and couple should be encouraged to have a reproductive life plan.