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It is a woman’s 'choice' to have baby or abort pregnancy: SC judge

He also talked about the criminal practice of female foeticide and the role of men and families in it.

11 Feb 2017 5:14 PM

Rosie announces she’s expecting

Has confirmed rumours of her pregnancy with a post on Instagram.

11 Feb 2017 12:14 AM

The mother has a blog called Channel Mum which has over 30,000 followers to whom she live streamed the videos. (Photo: Facebook)

Welsh mother live streams child birth on social media

Ysis was initially nervous but received a lot of support from her followers on Facebook

10 Feb 2017 4:53 PM

Plastic bottles contain hormone-disrupting chemicals that can cause cancer, diabetes, ADHD and autism.

Drinking from plastic bottle while pregnant makes babies obese

Polycarbonate plastic water bottles contain a chemical bisphenol A which is a hormone disruptor for women

08 Feb 2017 8:48 AM

The chances of obese women taking longer to conceive during pregnancy were as high as 59 percent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obese women may take longer to conceive, says study

Couples' obesity may reduce fertility chances when they are trying to conceive

06 Feb 2017 6:58 PM

If those muscles are compromised in any way during foetal development, those functions are also likely to be compromised in the newborn baby. (Photo: Pixabay)

Maternal malnutrition damages baby's muscles

Scientists propose that malnutrition and stress are two major environmental factors that affect foetal growth.

04 Feb 2017 11:56 AM

Katherine Heigl talks weight gain

Heigl opened up about her pregnancy.

30 Jan 2017 12:59 AM

A mild vitamin A deficiency increased the production of amyloid beta, the protein that forms plaques that smother and ultimately kill neurons in Alzheimer's disease.

Vitamin A deficient pregnant women risk Alzheimer's in child

Eating sweet potatoes, carrots and dark leafy greens to help brain development

28 Jan 2017 12:38 PM

Blac Chyna lost 34 pounds since giving birth

Her goal is 130, which is how much she weighed before her pregnancy.

25 Jan 2017 12:30 AM

Picture of Megan Fox used for representational purposes only.

Skinborn again!

Skin sagging issues have begun to surface among adults in their early 30s.

24 Jan 2017 12:36 AM

There is a high prevalence of hypothyroidism in India and it ranges from 10 to 15 per cent from region to region.

High on hormones

Pregnancy leads to a lot of changes in the mother’s body — physical, emotional, hormonal and immunological.

23 Jan 2017 12:25 AM

Amal, George Clooney expecting twins?

Report came after the human rights lawyer was spotted with a bump at the screening of a film.

20 Jan 2017 12:14 AM

After delivery, women need monitoring for up to six months (Photo: AFP)

Heart defects may not hinder successful pregnancy

Once pregnant, a delivery plan is also essential, so the medical team can anticipate problems that happen during and following delivery

19 Jan 2017 1:49 PM

The woman had found out about the defect in the 21st week of gestation, when she had a sonography done at a private clinic in Mumbai. (Representational image)

24-week-old deformed foetus can be aborted: Supreme Court

This is the fourth such a case brought to the Supreme Court’s notice in the past three years.

17 Jan 2017 1:29 AM

Depression not only affects the mother's mood, but has also been linked to influencing the newborn's development. (Photo: Pixabay)

Biomarker predicting depression in pregnancy identified

Depression is very common during pregnancy, with as many as one in seven women suffering from the illness.

14 Jan 2017 7:23 PM

The possibility of predicting the sex of the baby in early pregnancy has long been a topic of public fascination.

Mother’s low blood pressure predicts the sex

Higher maternal blood pressure before pregnancy emerged as an independent predictor of subsequently delivering a boy.

14 Jan 2017 4:52 AM

The chance of two people being born on the same day and having a baby on their birthday is one in 133,000 people. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mother, father and son coincidentally share same birthday

The couple's son was born 27 years after they were born on the same day

13 Jan 2017 6:54 PM

Low levels of brain protein during pregnancy can increase risk of depression that can lead to low birth weight of newborn. (Photo: Pixabay)

Depression in pregnancy influences newborn's development: study

The dipping in the level of a specific protein causes the depression

13 Jan 2017 1:44 PM

The results indicated that 1,411 mothers had given birth to 739 boys and 672 girls (Photo: AFP)

Woman's blood pressure can predict child's gender

This novel insight may hold implications for both reproductive planning.

13 Jan 2017 12:50 PM

13-year-old rape survivor gives birth, accused on the run

Martin Lopez, the accused, allegedly fled the country in Oct 2015 on suspicions that her family would report the crime to police.

11 Jan 2017 4:40 AM

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