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While most common infections do not directly reach a developing fetus, these pathogens can sometimes cross the placenta and cause a congenital infection.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The researchers say the findings highlight the importance of preventing infections that can be transmitted to a fetus during pregnancy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

When she was five months pregnant, ultrasound examinations revealed that the fetus had a cleft palate, a brain cyst, and heart defects.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

This is not the first case in which a surrogate has refused to terminate a pregnancy after the intended parents learned that the fetus had serious birth defects.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

He studied as that skin thickened, and deformed, and resolved, shaping itself as inevitably as a fetus growing eyes, growing ears.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

In fetuses that developed normally, this part of the placenta remained healthy.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

He specializes in treating high-risk pregnancies, from cases of eclampsia, hypertension, or gestational diabetes to patients with multiple fetuses.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Pregnant women typically take folate supplements to prevent neural tube defects in developing fetuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025

You may recall a bizarre footnote to this case: protest instigator Lauren Handy, 31, was found to have five fetuses in her refrigerator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

She and my stepmom were comparing ultrasound photos of their fetuses at dinner.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli