Pregnancy

Loss of intrauterine pregnancy within the first trimester, including detection of the empty gestational sac (sac without embryonic tissue) or gestational sac containing embryo or fetus without the heart activity,...

Congratulations! You’re pregnant and about to see the doctor to know how far along you are. Pregnancy duration is defined in weeks, and 40 weeks of pregnancy must pass from...

Umbilical cord blood is a valuable source of stem cells − the cells that can renew themselves and develop into other types of cells. With minimal effort, umbilical cord blood...

Advanced maternal age (AMA) is defined as childbearing in a woman over 35 years of age and is the cut-off age for a somewhat higher-risk pregnancy. Between 2014 and 2018...

During pregnancy, recommended tests can include blood tests, ultrasounds, amniocentesis, and chorionic villus sampling. These screen for various conditions, primarily related to the fetus. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal disorders and...

Ectopic pregnancy is a medical condition in which blastocyst, a 5-6-day-old cystic structure surrounded by embryonic cells, implants outside the uterine cavity accounting for 2% of all pregnancies. This condition...