Pregnancy, spanning 40 weeks and divided into three trimesters, involves significant fetal development and maternal changes.

Here is a list of pros and cons to learning the sex of your baby during the second trimester. Your preparation time is obviously a few weeks longer! In some ways it’s a jump on getting the necessary ...

The entire journey of pregnancy is typically a 40-week journey, but full-term babies can be born anytime between 37 and 42 ...

They'll also check on your baby's position in your birth canal. Now's the time to get your zen on, because the contractions will come on faster and stronger. Try to let your muscles go limp in ...

In the second trimester, dreams start to reflect the changes in the baby and the mother's body. "There are a lot of dreams about little animals and other things that may represent babies," says ...

Among those at low-risk for preterm birth, a blood-based biomarker screening test during the second trimester identified ... at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine annual meeting.

Second Trimester (13–28 Weeks): The growth ... which should happen regularly to detect the position and health of the baby as childbirth approaches. Now is the time to start preparing actively ...