Pregnancy

Dr Muhammad Assir, Dr Eunchai Kang and Dr Daniel Berg.

Aberdeen scientists find inflammation may affect baby’s brain development

University of Aberdeen scientists have developed a 3D brain tissue model to investigate how inflammation during pregnancy may affect early brain development.

Jamie Genevieve has announced she is pregnant with her second child.

Jamie Genevieve has announced she is pregnant with her second child.

Beauty influencer Jamie Genevieve announces second pregnancy in adorable fashion

Elle Duffy on Rum

Elle Duffy on Rum

Waiting between worlds: Life on hold before my baby's birth

Elle Duffy is preparing for motherhood

Elle Duffy is preparing for motherhood

Something really lovely happened when I talked about becoming a mum

Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump and John Swinney

Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump and John Swinney

'No evidence’: Scotland’s health secretary dismisses Trump’s paracetamol warning

Campaigners say that the poorest families could save more than £4000 per year

Campaigners say that the poorest families could save more than £4000 per year

New report says childcare cost cap could save some families thousands of pounds

A new study from the University of Dundee School of Health Sciences investigates the lack of understanding about the connections between exposure to opioids in the womb and later developmental issues in children.

A new study from the University of Dundee School of Health Sciences investigates the lack of understanding about the connections between exposure to opioids in the womb and later developmental issues in children.

Study suggests children being let down by knowledge gaps around opioids

New figures show pregnant women from deprived areas face more risks (PA)

New figures show pregnant women from deprived areas face more risks (PA)

Pregnant women face ‘postcode lottery’ with healthcare

Pregnant woman and blue badge sign

Pregnant woman and blue badge sign

MSPs urged to consider letting pregnant women and new mums park in Blue Badge spaces

Researchers studied more than half a million people across the UK to understand the effects of smoking in pregnancy (PA)

Researchers studied more than half a million people across the UK to understand the effects of smoking in pregnancy (PA)

Aberdeen University

Genes linked to smoking in pregnancy identified in new study

Pregnancy stock image (Yui Mok/PA Wire).

Pregnancy stock image (Yui Mok/PA Wire).

Glasgow Caledonian University

More than half of women face incontinence decades after giving birth – study

'It all went wrong in a short space of time': From a healthy pregnancy to baby loss

Pregnant women are offered the pertussis vaccine during pregnancy to protect newborn infants from the disease

Pregnant women are offered the pertussis vaccine during pregnancy to protect newborn infants from the disease

Whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy as low as 73 per cent in parts of Scotland

Two thirds of Scottish parents are quitting their jobs or reducing hours due to childcare costs

Two thirds of Scottish parents are quitting their jobs or reducing hours due to childcare costs

Two thirds of parents in Scotland quitting their jobs due to childcare costs

Autumn Robinson: “My decision to give birth at home never came from a distrust in the system, but rather a trust in myself.”

Autumn Robinson: “My decision to give birth at home never came from a distrust in the system, but rather a trust in myself.”

Wild birthing, freebirth and the Scottish women choosing a different delivery

Despite its vital importance during pregnancy, the placenta is one of the least understood organs in medical science

Despite its vital importance during pregnancy, the placenta is one of the least understood organs in medical science

World-first 'micro-placenta' created from stem cells in medical breakthrough