Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff Reporter

According to the report, the rate fell to 1.2888 in 2004, down from 1.2905 in 2003, where the figure refers to the number of children an average woman is expected to give birth to

Many women risk their own health for the sake of their loved ones, according to research.

Two-thirds of women surveyed by the British Heart Foundation said they were more concerned about the health of family and friends than their own

Tuesday, Canadian researchers said moms pregnant with boys may be less forgetful than those carrying girls.

Researchers found evidence that women who gave birth to boys outperformed moms of girls in tests taxing memory in areas of listening, computational and visualization skills

Scientists believe that insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes, might stem from the habits of a child's grandmother.

Animal studies suggest that children may be at increased risk of diabetes if their grandmother maintained a poor diet while pregnant and breast feeding

Experts are worried about the possible harm that chemicals in oral contraceptives and food containers may have on babies. A new study shows that they both harm the development of baby mice.

Researchers studied two man-made chemicals ethinylestradiol and bisphenol A. Male mice exposed to the substances while in the womb, developed deformities of the prostate and urethra