Author

Andrea Hicks

In Cincinnati, Ohio, Andrea Hicks is a senior writer at Biology Insights with a focus on prenatal development. She reports on embryonic growth, placental function, and the structural changes that occur throughout gestation. Before taking on her staff role, Hicks wrote developmental biology explainer pieces for several popular science magazines. Her reporting routinely examines the cellular and anatomical milestones that shape human pregnancy.

Sequenom Laboratories: A History of Prenatal Diagnostics Healthcare
What Week Are Most Babies Born? A Statistical Chart Pregnancy
Why and When Does a Belly Button Pop Out?Skin & Hair
Sperm Transport: The Reproductive Journey to Fertilization Reproductive
Does the Father’s DNA Stay in the Mother After Pregnancy?Genetics
What Is a Baby in the Womb Called: Embryo or Fetus?Pregnancy
What Is the Youngest Age to Have a Baby?Pregnancy
When Do Embryos Split to Form Identical Twins?Pregnancy
Why Do Babies Not Drown in the Womb?Pregnancy
How Loud Is the Womb and What Sounds Do Babies Hear?Kids
How Are Babies Made? Explained With Pictures Pregnancy
Which Hole Do Babies Come Out Of?Pregnancy
What’s the Earliest a Baby Can Be Born and Survive?Pregnancy
How Premature Can a Baby Be Born and Survive?Kids
Drug Exposure in Utero: Effects on Fetal Development Pregnancy
How Big Is a 7 Month Old Fetus: Size and Weight Pregnancy
EctoLife: The World’s First Artificial Womb Facility?Pregnancy
Do Babies Pee in the Womb? The Role of Amniotic Fluid Pregnancy
How Painful Is Giving Birth Compared to Breaking Bones?Pregnancy
What Affects Brain Development During Pregnancy?Pregnancy
Are There Conjoined Triplets? A Scientific Answer Genetics
Do Babies Think in the Womb? The Science of Fetal Cognition Pregnancy
What Determines the Size of a Baby?Pregnancy
When Is the Sex of a Fetus Determined?Pregnancy
Surfactant in Pregnancy and Fetal Lung Development Pregnancy
Does a Surrogate Mother Share Blood With the Baby?Pregnancy
Do Babies Poop and Pee in the Womb?Pregnancy
Do Girls Carry High or Low? The Science Explained Pregnancy
How and What Do Babies Eat in the Womb?Pregnancy
Can You Tell Gender Through Urine? The Scientific Facts Tests