Recent study warns women that if they don't want their kids to take up smoking, then they better keep away from cigarettes while expecting.
The researchers surveyed some 3000 mothers and children and postulated that the ratio of the children who took...
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Recent study postulates that in order to have a healthy baby, women would have to go in for 'preconception care.' It refers to their optimal health well in advance of a pregnancy to reduce the risk of preventable birth defects and complications....
The government has declared that from the ensuing week, they'll provide free fruits and veggies to the pregnant women and children of underprivileged families.
The trend had started during the Second World War during where the health of the children...
Recently a study has revealed that in developing countries, abortions are killing more than 60,000 women yearly. And another 5m of them are suffering from infections and complications.
Researchers from Alan Guttmacher Institute collected the...
Recent study revealed that examining fetal oxygen during labor would predict neither Caesarean delivery nor the health of the newborn.
However, earlier it was believed that in order to find out the causes of abnormal heart rates, level of oxygen in...
According to a study revealed by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, women over the age of thirty have under gone repeated abortions, were having more children, and most were using contraceptives at the time.
They have compiled this study with the help of...
Not all women but some do experience some changes in the texture of their hair and the growth of nails during pregnancy.
Generally, what happens is, 90% hair on your head is growing and rest 10% of the hair is at resting stage. And these hair sheds...
Now there is another valid reason for women to quit smoking. A recent study from US researchers have pointed out that women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with congenital heart defects.
The researchers studied 566 infants...
High Blood pressure during pregnancy is generally considered a normal thing. But a new study shatters all such myths and says that it may lead to serious consequences later in life and among such consequences, heart attack and high blood pressure are...
Father Ronaldo Alvarez, priest of a Catholic church at San Francisco in Central Managua believes:
Abortion is the murder of an unborn child. Just because you can't see the baby, doesn't mean it has no right.
Even the President of Nicaragua, Enrique...
Smoking is no doubt harmful for health but if you smoke during pregnancy then it may prove harmful for your baby too who is growing inside your womb, a new study has come up with this revelation.
This study roofed about 566 infants with congenital...
Though your chances of getting affected with the rubella germs is very less however, if you contract rubella, you may end up with a miscarriage or your baby could develop multiple birth defect or some developmental problems. Hence, it would be advisable...
Recently a report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics suggests that premature babies who are born after 22 weeks should not be resuscitated, as their survival chances are less and their degree of disability is also too high.
The report would also...
During pregnancy, you may experience some minor changes in your vision. This is because of the pregnancy hormone and fluid retention that leads to the thickening of corneas.
In most of the cases, the women find that their eyes are drier and...
Toxoplasmosis or congenital toxoplasmosis is an infection, which is caused by microscopic parasite called toxoplasma gondii. The disease may prove disastrous during pregnancy as it can infect the placenta and the baby.
In case you acquire...
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