Pregnancy

This simple test may help predict preterm births

Up to 18 per cent of babies born worldwide arrive before they are full-term, defined as 37 weeks of gestation.

Sep 06, 2017, 19:05 PM IST

13-year-old rape survivor gets nod from Supreme Court for termination of pregnancy

The girl is a resident of Mumbai and a student of class seven.

Sep 06, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

Genetic testing raises ethical issues of pregnancy: Study

The study looks at a number of rapidly evolving genetic technologies that a woman may be offered, either during pregnancy or regarding embryos created by IVF (in-vitro fertilization).

Sep 05, 2017, 16:14 PM IST

Is mobile phone use during pregnancy harmful for the baby? Study says no! - Read

According to researchers, exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields associated with the maternal use of mobile phones during pregnancy is not linked to neurodevelopment in children.

Sep 05, 2017, 12:38 PM IST

21 percent of women going through postpartum depression aren't vocal about it

The study found that women who were unemployed, had a history of mental health problems or were experiencing severe symptoms were more likely to not to report to doctors.

Aug 25, 2017, 15:34 PM IST

Expecting mothers, beware! Drinking during and after pregnancy could prove lethal

The transition to parenthood appears to be particularly relevant for women, leading to a reduction in alcohol consumption.

Aug 25, 2017, 10:29 AM IST

10-year-old boy turns saviour after he delivers baby brother, saves mother – Read

Jayden kneeled down beside Ashly, grabbed his brother's feet and with complete precision, helped free his brother from the breech, as per his mother's instrcutions.

Aug 22, 2017, 16:59 PM IST

WARNING: Hypertension during pregnancy may put women at high risk of heart disease later!

There are two types of hypertension during pregnancy – Gestational hypertension and Chronic hypertension.

Aug 19, 2017, 17:46 PM IST

Pregnancy after eating? Ex-lingerie model suffers from rare condition making her look 9 months pregnant!

The condition causes her uterus, bowel, fallopian tubes and ovaries to fuse together and the tissue that is supposed to grow inside the uterus grows out of it.

Aug 17, 2017, 18:52 PM IST

Compound in soaps, lotions may harm babies in womb: Study

Researchers studied mice during gestation and lactation to see if exposure to TCC would transfer from mother to offspring.

Aug 12, 2017, 19:41 PM IST

WARNING: C-section deliveries may up obesity, diabetes risk in babies!

In a warning, scientists have advised against elective caesarean sections being carried out too soon, saying that they may be endangering children

Aug 12, 2017, 15:45 PM IST

Woman delivers baby outside labour room in hospital

The women's wing of BJP demanded action against the concerned officials.

Aug 11, 2017, 19:26 PM IST

SC allows woman to abort foetus suffering from cardiac anomaly

The medical board, in its report, told the apex court that, "the surgeries that will be necessary on the foetus have been reported to carry high morbidity and mortality."

Aug 10, 2017, 19:42 PM IST

Medical breakthrough: Dietary supplement which can prevent miscarriages, birth defects discovered!

The discovery showed that a major cause was a deficiency of a vital molecule known as NAD, which is important for normal development of organs.

Aug 10, 2017, 11:42 AM IST

SC allows woman to abort 26-week-old foetus without skull

It directed that the termination of pregnancy would be performed by the doctors of the hospital where she underwent a medical check-up.

Aug 09, 2017, 20:03 PM IST

WARNING: Pregnant women exposed to extreme heat at an increased risk of delivering prematurely

The findings showed that heat events occurring earlier in the warm season cause an increase in adverse outcomes relative to comparable events occurring later.

Aug 09, 2017, 18:10 PM IST

UK woman gets the shock of her life when her 'kidney infection' turns out to be a full-term pregnancy! - Read

Katie O’Brein said that she didn’t feel the boy move nor was there a baby bump in nine months.

Aug 08, 2017, 14:10 PM IST

India among five countries responsible for most child deaths due to inadequate breastfeeding: UN report

Breastfeeding not only helps prevent diarrhoea and pneumonia, two major causes of death in infants, it also helps reduce mothers' risk of ovarian and breast cancer, two leading causes of death among women.

Aug 02, 2017, 11:59 AM IST

Women, take note! Conceiving in your thirties may increase your life expectancy

Normally, doctors advise women to start trying for a baby before they enter their thirties to avoid complications or problems in conceiving due to an apparent decline in quality and quantity of eggs.

Aug 02, 2017, 11:30 AM IST