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Ford India ‘delivers’ babies in Tamil Nadu village

March 7, 2013
Automobile makers in India may tout the rough terrain capabilities of their sports utility vehicles (SUV), Ford India's Endeavour model has been silently showcasing its performance in a hill village in Tamil Nadu where it has …

Breastfeeding and delaying childbirth shown to lower breast cancer risk

December 13, 2012
The odds of an aggressive form of breast cancer may lower by 60 percent by delaying childbirth by 15 years after menarche, a new study suggests.  ‘We found that the interval between menarche and age at first live birth is …

Why depression hits women after childbirth?

October 15, 2012
Women may be hit with depression after childbirth due to chronic stress during pregnancy that negates benefits that the brain bestows on mothers, a study says. 'Normal' rat mothers showed an increase in brain cell connections in …

Mothers have sharper memories after childbirth

August 6, 2012
A new study has found that after childbirth, mothers could remember many more things with much more ease.  The study showed that mothers performed better in tests regarding the ability to perceive and remember information about …

British woman gives birth in coma, can’t remember giving birth!

July 2, 2012
A British woman delivered a child in coma but lost any memory of even being pregnant at the first place as she gained consciousness a fortnight later at the hospital. Emma Mynors, 23, was rushed to a hospital after falling …

Women who fear childbirth have longer labours!

June 27, 2012
Women who fear childbirth tend to have longer labour than women who have no such fear, suggests a new research. Researchers found that average labour duration was eight hours for women with fear of childbirth, compared to six …

Shilpa Shetty preparing for her delivery with Lamaze

April 2, 2012
Actress Shilpa Shetty, who is expecting her first child with husband Raj Kundra in May, has started taking Lamaze classes and finds the exercise insightful and fun. Lamaze is a technique that increases a mother's confidence in …