Children with a thin placenta at birth have double the chances of dying from a sudden heart failure, warns a leading British physician. A thin placenta can hit the quality of a baby's foetal development by reducing the flow of …
A new research demonstrates how the effects of smoking are far more long-term than we ever thought. Carried out in an animal model the research showed that nicotine exposure during pregnancy reduced lung function in the …
More than 180,000 abortions took place in the Indian capital in the last five years, according to information provided to a RTI activist. The maximum number of cases came to light from west Delhi followed by south Delhi. The …
We often get very basic queries about condoms on our Q&A section like:
'Hi. I am Naman. I am 17 years old and in class 11th. I want to have sex with my girlfriend and I think we might finally do it. Do I need to use a …
A five-year Australian research titled the ‘Sydney Stillbirth Study’ has found that pregnant women who sleep on their back may increase the risk of miscarriage or stillbirth.
The study looked at pregnancies of 295 women from …
Maternal depression and specific antidepressants can impact a crucial period of language development in babies, according to researchers. They found that treatment of maternal depression with a class of anti-depressants, known …
A new math method can help predict a woman's chances of becoming pregnant, depending on how long the couple has been trying, say researchers. For instance, the researchers from Warwick Medical School found that, if the woman is …
Docs at a private nurshing home in Delhi left a surgical gauze inside a 28 year old woman’s abdomen. They did so while performing a Caesarean on her on September 13.On September 25 the woman was rushed to St Stephen’s …
With West Bengal estimated to add nearly 12.7 million people to its population by 2021, a whopping three million of those would be a result of unwanted/unplanned pregnancies, an expert said on Tuesday. "Judging by the estimates …
Though most people do not notice any specific symptoms indicating pregnancy till they actually test positive with a Home pregnancy test, some women who are in tune with their bodies do notice them. Here are a few:
1. Craving for …
Consuming larger amounts of choline during pregnancy may lower an infant's vulnerability to mental and stress-related illnesses, and chronic conditions, like hypertension, later in life, claimed nutrition scientists and …
Researchers have developed a new method to predict premature births, based on a new blood test that looks at two specific proteins, combined with an established ultrasound examination to measure the length of the …
Licenses of eight private nursing homes were cancelled in Bihar's Samastipur district for unnecessary removal of uteruses of hundreds of poor women to claim insurance money under a central government scheme, officials said …
Pregnant women who gorge on fatty foods may increase the chances of their daughters and even grand-daughters developing breast cancer in later life, the Daily Mail reported. Researchers believe eating an unhealthy diet can …
