Phthalate exposure in pregnancy can affect brain development

Emory University • futurity
May 6, 2025 ~5 min

Chili during pregnancy may lower gestational diabetes risk

Could eating chili during pregnancy help lower the risk of gestational diabetes? A new study says it’s possible.

U. Buffalo • futurity
March 25, 2025 ~6 min


Fewer than 1% of clinical trials include pregnant people

"When pregnant women are excluded from drug trials, it is harder to know if the medication is safe for mothers and their children."

Brown University • futurity
Feb. 22, 2025 ~5 min

Air pollution may make it harder to get pregnant

“Based on our study, and other studies, air pollution is certainly [a] concern for those who are seeking to reproduce and conceive."

Rob Spahr-Emory • futurity
Jan. 30, 2025 ~4 min

Spit may shed light on mental health in pregnancy

Saliva may hold the key to pregnant women's' stress and mental health, new research finds.

Michigan State • futurity
Dec. 9, 2024 ~4 min

Using certain products in pregnancy may up ‘forever chemical’ exposure

Researchers found a link between the use of personal care products and concentrations of PFAS in people who were pregnant or lactating.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Nov. 21, 2024 ~6 min

About 6% of pregnant women say they use marijuana

A new study highlights the importance of education surrounding marijuana use during pregnancy.

Erica Techo-U. Georgia • futurity
Nov. 4, 2024 ~5 min

How does pregnancy change the brain?

The first-ever map of a human brain over the course of pregnancy sheds light on what sweeping hormonal shifts are doing to the brain.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Oct. 8, 2024 ~7 min


Skin and hair products may put pregnant women, babies at risk

"These everyday products that we think are safe may be actually harming us and our babies at a critical time during pregnancy."

Rob Spahr-Emory • futurity
Aug. 29, 2024 ~5 min

High stress in pregnancy may show up in toddler hair

"This could help us understand how long the effect of maternal depression exposure in utero might last."

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
July 30, 2024 ~6 min

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