It's a well-known fact that smoking during pregnancy can harm the baby. Now, researchers may have a clearer picture as to why that is.

One out of seven (15.4 percent) US children aged 2 to 8 years old had at least one diagnosed mental, behavioral or developmental disorder (MBDD), according to a recent study.

Lots of research suggests that omega-3s may have health benefits for those who consume them. For pregnant women, those benefits may extend to baby.

With nearly one-third of all US children ages 2 to 19 currently overweight or obese, childhood obesity has become an epidemic. Fortunately, this condition is preventable in many cases.

Right after schools reopen after break could be the most dangerous time of year for children with asthma, new evidence suggests. And the reason why may surprise you.

Women often have questions about what they should and shouldn't eat when they're expecting. Here may be one answer to those questions.

Vaccines may be the most important disease prevention tool that science has ever seen. But they aren't without their hiccups.

Doctors have prescribed steroids to pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery for decades. But what about those at risk of late preterm delivery?

What would happen if nearly every mother around the world breastfed her babies? Great things, new evidence suggests.

Could the vitamin D in mom's diet during pregnancy affect her children's future health? Regarding asthma, that question might have been answered.