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The babys condition deteriorated soon after birth due to breathing issues and needed oxygen supply immediately. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Caesarean born babies more likely to be obese, says study

New study finds children born via caesarean are more likely to have unbalanced amount of good and bad bacteria in their...

12 Oct 2017 4:48 AM

Health officials in many countries recommend vaccination during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fewer newborns get whooping cough when moms get vaccinated

Health officials in many countries recommend vaccination during pregnancy.

8 Oct 2017 4:19 AM

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Asthmatic mothers-to-be more likely to give birth to underweight...

Here is what researchers found.

5 Oct 2017 12:33 PM

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Exposure to pesticide during pregnancy ups risk of brain tumour in...

The findings indicated that pesticide use was associated with a 1.4-times increased risk of childhood brain tumours.

4 Oct 2017 11:41 AM

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Text programme may help pregnant women quit smoking: study

Here what researchers found.

2 Oct 2017 11:17 AM

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Mothers, babies' brainwaves snychronise with eye contact: Study

30 Nov 2017 10:05 AM

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Stress during pregnancy affects the size of baby

Here is what a new study has found.

29 Nov 2017 6:11 AM

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Caring for a preterm baby

Preterm babies are prone to hypothermia or low body temperature

27 Nov 2017 12:38 PM

The findings indicated that the newborns were almost two-and-a-half times more likely to develop the incurable condition. (Photo: Pixabay)

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy ups risk of neurological disorders...

Around 5,000 of the women took aspirin and a similar number took ibuprofen.

26 Nov 2017 9:49 AM

Still unanswered are the questions of exactly how and when these intuitive abilities arise in babies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Knowing how badly you want something is literally 'child's play'

This ability requires integrating information about both the costs of obtaining a goal and the benefit gained by the...

26 Nov 2017 3:50 AM

$The new trend sees mothers who have cesarean births \seeding\ their babies via cotton swabs with their vaginal microbes. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Babies recognise words even before learning to speak them

True word learning requires making connections between speech and world around us and learning how different words...

21 Nov 2017 2:34 AM

A file photo of a woman breastfeeding. (Photo: AFP)

Breastfeeding could prevent risk of eczema in children

Eczema causes the skin to become itchy, dry, cracked, sore and red and affects around one in five children and one in...

14 Nov 2017 11:55 AM