Have you ever realised that there are times in the day when your pregnant belly just feels different? There are some days ...

In the new study, the researchers recruited 36 healthy pregnant women between 29 and 42 weeks of pregnancy to undergo 15- to 32-minute-long MRI scans of the uterus. An automated neural network was ...

There's a big learning curve when it comes to pregnancy. For many expecting parents, just thinking about contractions can be nerve-wracking because they are associated with pain and the start of labor ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as false labor, are mild contractions you might feel in the later stages of pregnancy. There's no need to worry if you experience Braxton Hicks contractions, ...

Uterine and placental changes during an example placental contraction. The top row shows axial MRI images at selected times points before, during and after a placental contraction (indicated by ...