The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has suggested that all pregnant women, despite of their age, must undergo screening for Down's syndrome in the first trimester of their pregnancy.
Previously the test was done on the pregnant...
Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Scotland has come up with an idea that would root out discrimination faced by the pregnant women at workplace. Now every pregnant woman in the nation would receive an employment 'bill of rights' at her 12-week scan....
A survey by All-China Women's Federation in 2006 revealed that only 36.4 % of all employers provide more than 90 days maternity leave to female migrant workers and only 12.8 % of employers cover hospital costs when their migrant worker employee gives...
Blood levels of folate an important vitamin B complex group in young women are falling, which might lead to increased birth defects.
The health officials are assuming low carb diets or the popularity of unfortified whole-grain breads to be...
The technology has penetrated its roots even to the arena of human reproduction. The genetic tests during in vitro fertilization are escalating. Now humans can even interfere in the nature's process of propagation.
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis..
The chances of giving birth to a bigger baby are more among would-be-mommies with a higher level of Vitamin-E. This was declared after 1,231 pregnant women were tested at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Stratford.
According...
Lately researchers have postulated that children of those women who took oral contraceptive pills are more to develop nasal allergies.
The scholars investigated 5 to 6 year old 681 children who were who were suffering from asthma in relation with 564..
In order to treat infertility, the researchers have revealed that organ donor networks are providing with human wombs, or uteruses, for transplantation.
Around 1800 heart beating, but brain-dead, organ donors were acknowledged through an existing...
Recent study has postulated that if a pregnant woman takes low level of vitamin A then the probability of giving birth to an infant with small kidneys is more.
A study performed on animal proposed the vitamin A, or retinol is directly proportional...
Now pregnant women are allowed to take anti AIDS drug, nevirapine that prevents the transmission of H.I.V. from mother to child. In addition, they can have the medication without undergoing the antiretroviral treatment later in life.
Since its an..
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