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Pattern of crying reveals baby’s emotions

February 20, 2013
Pattern of crying reveals whether a baby is experiencing anger, pain or fear, according to a Spanish research. ‘Crying is a baby's principal means of communicating its negative emotions and in the majority of cases the only …

What parents of newborns ought to know

May 23, 2013
After a long preparation and wait, you finally become proud parents of your little bundle of joy but it can get overwhelming at times when you don’t know what to do. At trying times like these, you often wish to seek help and …

Woman delivers baby boy, despite massive fibroid tumours

July 13, 2012
Medicos were stunned when Meera, from Raigad district delivered a healthy 3 kg baby boy, despite suffering from massive fibroids since the first 2 months of her pregnancy. Doctors  discovered multiple, large uterine fibroids in …

Unborn baby’s cancer removed while in mother’s womb

June 24, 2012
An unborn baby girl in the US was detected with an extremely rare cancerous tumour in the mouth, but doctors successfully removed it in one of the world's first such surgeries in the womb. Leyna Gonzalez was born healthy five …

Why are there so many infant deaths in West Bengal hospitals?

April 8, 2012
Eleven babies died in the last two days at Malda Medical College and Hospital in the Malda district. This not a stray incident and barely two months ago 20 new borns had died as well. The cause of death is still unknown. Of the …

Poor pregnancy diet linked to baby’s risk of diabetes and obesity

November 19, 2012
A poor diet before conception could put the baby at risk of developing type II diabetes and obesity, researchers say. Mice that were fed a low protein diet for 10 weeks before conception (but had a normal diet during pregnancy) …

Breastfeeding moms,your coffee might keep your child awake!

February 22, 2012
Caffeine intake by breastfeeding women may trigger wakefulness and irritability in their babies as they are unable to metabolize or excrete the compound, says an expert. Ruth Lawrence, a paediatrician from the University of …