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How your gums are affected during pregnancy?

May 22, 2013
Pregnancy is a wonderful experience during which your body undergoes lot of changes. You may worry about what is good and what is not for your baby. You will get plenty of advice on what to eat and what not to, what medicines to …

How to look trendy during pregnancy

May 23, 2013
Dresses, gowns, kaftans, pants, skirts and lingerie... for all those mothers-to-be who want to look hip and relaxed and keep their fashion quotient high, there's plenty to choose from. But comfort must be key, warn …

Are you past your delivery date?

May 23, 2013
Uma was very excited about the coming baby. It was her first pregnancy after all! She was eating healthy, exercising regularly, and was having a trouble free pregnancy. All was well. Then the due date came and … went. But there …

Will a course on gestational diabetes help increase awareness?

May 19, 2013
A new course specialising in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is being launched for 1000 gynaecologists and obstetricians across the country. Gestational diabetes is quite prominent in India with one in 10 women suffering from …

How to get back in shape after pregnancy

May 23, 2013
Congratulations, you’ve a new addition to the family, or perhaps the happy event is on the horizon. However, amidst all the excitement and activity, you’re wondering how you’ll be able to return to fitness, find the time to …

Fibroids: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

May 15, 2013
Being a woman is hard enough as it is, but when everyday trials are made worse with heavy menstrual bleeding, backaches and general discomfort, the day can seem unending. Excessive bleeding or prolonged periods are a glaring sign …

Ireland abortion row: Internal report on Savita Halappanavar’s death nears publication

May 13, 2013
The much-awaited internal report into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in Ireland is set to be published soon with her husband agreeing to allow his lawyer to meet the head of a health service investigation. …

Gestational Diabetes: Causes, prevention and treatment

May 7, 2013
Pregnant women who were not diabetic before but who have high blood sugar levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes (GD). Normally, the disease affects women quite late in her pregnancy, around the 24th week. …

Bizarre: UP woman gives birth to twins on a train – again!

May 6, 2013
 A woman from Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on a moving train - the second time in four years that she has delivered twins in a train! The bizarre coincidence took place Sunday on board the Kushinagar Express. Zubin Nisha, …

4500 died due to unsafe abortions

May 4, 2013
As many of 4,500 deaths or eight percent of all maternal deaths occur due to unsafe abortions every year, parliament was told on Friday. As per Registrar General of India's Sample Registration System (RGI -SRS) survey report …

Irish twins born 87 days apart set to enter Guinness World Record books!

May 3, 2013
An Irish twin set a new world record by being born a staggering 87 days apart! Their mother Maria Jones-Elliot calls them – Amy and Katie – her ‘little miracles’. Maria went into labour four months premature and gave …

Babies born to mothers who eat junk food likelier to be obese

April 30, 2013
Mothers who eat junk food while pregnant or during breastfeeding are likely to  be addicted to a high-fat, high-sugar diet, a new study has warned. Researchers from the University of Adelaide suggest that such mothers while …

10 reasons for yellowing teeth

May 1, 2013
Who wouldn’t like to flaunt their teeth if they were pearly white? If you’re one of those who’s reminded of the ‘not-so-white’ teeth every time someone makes you laugh, it’s time you gave it a little more thought and …

Shocking: Mother impregnates 14-year-old daughter with donor sperm!

April 30, 2013
In a shocking move, a woman, desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, reports the Huffington Post. The mother had been impregnating her own daughter with sperm …