A research paper on the effects of noise pollution on the unborn and the newborn. Prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Find out about the development and hormonal changes associated with reproductive development for both males and females.

There are descriptions of 8 different prenatal tests that can be used to track the health and development of a baby. The risks of the tests are also included.

See the amazing process of human conception followed by the development of the embryo through each week of the pregnancy to the birth.

A review of recent studies that apparently show that stress in the mother can influence the development of the fetal brain.

A good site that covers the development of the brain prior to and following birth.

Students learn about the development of blood vessels, and how this contrbutes to fetal circulation.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] While a woman is pregnant, the developing baby may be called an embryo or a fetus. The embryo stage lasts until the end of the 8th week after fertilization. After...

The basics of how humans reproduce is covered here. Learn about female and male reproductive organs, mating, fertilization, how a fetus develops, and birth.

Presents a featured article on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder including information on what it is, causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and associated problems.

Understand fetal growth during pregnancy in humans.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the embryo forms specialized cells and organs.

In this article, "Dr. Scheibel tells the fascinating story of how the brain develops in human beings from conception to birth. He makes clear that this complex, rapidly developing process is affected continually by the environment in...

The miracle of life is featured in this wonderful series of short videos and journal entries. A variety of topics are covered in this well written, authoritative piece.

Quick overview of baby brain development both before and after birth.

This article explores Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and why pregnancy and alcohol don't mix. It goes through and answers commonly asked questions dealing with FAS, and provides general information that can prove to be very helpful.

A study suggesting that the presence of thyroid hormones in pregnancy has a dramatic effect on the development of the fetal brain.

In this activity you will: graph data of human fetal growth and describe the rate of human fetal growth.

The Why? Files have uncovered information relating baby birth size to early development. The study discusses the positives of delivering a larger baby.

Discover the development of an embryo. Beginning with fertilization and progressing through each stage in the first trimester and continuing every two weeks for the second and third trimesters. This site is meant for medical students and...

This article, in which the author discusses how, by consuming alcohol, a pregnant woman can harm her unborn child, provides information on specific deformities associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) as well as overviews of how...

Read about a 1996 study on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Learn about how FAS is caused and detected, and how this disease can affect one's physical and cognitive development. Included, are recommendations for preventing FAS through...

Read about John Kellerman, a man born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, who, despite being born with both brain and heart damage, not only survives but also earns his high school diploma. Read about the beginning of his life, his supportive...

Originally published in a brochure, the information at this website provides facts about fetal alcohol syndrome. Read about how alcohol use during pregnancy can harm a child for life.