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Eating placenta does not boost health, expert reveals

New research is also advising obstetricians to discourage their patients from eating the placenta in any form.

17 Oct 2017 2:29 PM IST

The placenta is an organ serving as the connection between mother and developing baby. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating placenta harmful for mother, child: Study

The placenta is an organ serving as the connection between mother and developing baby.

30 Sept 2017 6:33 PM IST

The field of organoid science has blossomed in recent years. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists create -"mini placenta-" organoids in a lab dish

The human placenta supplies all the oxygen and nutrients essential for growth of a foetus.

29 Nov 2018 8:48 AM IST

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

It's better to induce than watch and wait!

Turns out, it is better to induce the labour than to wait and watch, a new research has stated.

26 April 2018 9:11 PM IST

The study found that advanced maternal age reduced the efficiency of the placenta of both male and female foetuses. (Photo: ANI)

Placenta development in older mothers may cause poor health in male...

Studies reveal that baby boys born to older mothers likely to develop heart problems later.

29 Nov 2019 9:21 AM IST

Mom and baby exit the tub with help and warm blankets, typically prior to delivering the placenta so that blood loss can be more accurately calculated. (Photo: ANI)

Water births are as safe as land births

Study reveals that water births are equally safe as land births for mom and baby.

15 Dec 2019 2:30 PM IST

Characterising sex steroid concentrations during pregnancy may yield important insights into the mothers own future risk of disease as high levels of exposure to oestrogen have been shown to increase the risk for breast and ovarian cancer later on. (Photo: ANI)

Carrying joy

A specialised structure called placenta develops inside the uterus once a woman conceives.

23 Aug 2019 12:57 AM IST

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Researchers say distress in pregnancy can 'turn on' schizophrenia...

Schizophrenia is a mental health issue that affects how you think, behave, feel and cause one to have a distorted view...

30 May 2018 1:49 PM IST

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

In-womb air pollution may increase BP in childhood: study

Ours is one of the first studies to show breathing polluted air during pregnancy may have a direct negative influence.

14 May 2018 5:29 PM IST

As per a guideline from the American Association of Pediatricians, children between the age of 2-5years, should not be permitted screen time of more than 1 hour/day and for those above 6 years, the duration of exposure is to be fixed by the parents, who also need to act as a media monitor. (Photo: Pixabay)

Father's genes can impact motherly love: Study

Changes in the mother's priorities during gestation and after birth are critically important for the wellbeing of the...

1 Aug 2018 5:43 PM IST

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mothers' pesticide levels may lead to autism in children

The findings appeared in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

18 Aug 2018 8:03 PM IST

The new study adds to existing evidence on the dangers of pollution for unborn babies. (Photo: ANI)

Study shows carbon from polluted air is reaching placenta

Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for the...

17 Sept 2018 9:03 AM IST