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Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth

Despite recent dramatic reductions in cot death rates in the UK, and the development of sophisticated screening for Down's syndrome, preventing stillbirth is proving tougher to tackle. Now, a major study under way at Cambridge could change all that.

Exposure to micronutrients prior to pregnancy has been associated with gene modifications in offspring

Scientists find that micronutrients affect methylation, which has been associated with changes in the immune system.

Under the Microscope #3 – Mouse embryo

In this video, we see a mouse embryo developing. Dr Erica Watson tells us that studying this process helps us better understand human pregnancy.

Selecting the fittest embryos for survival

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new technique which could significantly increase success rates of pregnancies and reduce the frequency of multiple pregnancies associated with in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

You are what your mother ate

Research provides new insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring's long term health.

Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy

Paternal genes advise maternal immune cells on how to build the best womb for developing foetuses, researchers have found.

Amniocentesis: a key to identify autism in the womb?

Cambridge researchers are pioneering a new test for autism in the womb, by measuring the levels of testosterone produced by the foetus, which makes its way into the amniotic fluid. They hope to test if children who later develop autism have unusually high levels of testosterone between 12 and 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Doctor's orders, Roman style

Rebecca Flemming from the Faculty of Classics works with ancient texts on health and reproduction.

Cambridge research puts new test for sickle cell disease on horizon

A new method for diagnosing sickle cell disease has been found by researchers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities. This new test would be cheaper and easier to use than existing methods and provide a simpler alternative for use in developing nations.

Germ cells: the route to immortality

How do cells become equipped to generate a whole new organism?