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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)

Nicotine exposure during pregnancy harmful for baby

Nicotine replacement therapies may not protect infants from SIDS.

19 July 2018 4:20 PM IST

The children are not as cognitively sharp as their peers (Photo: AFP)

Women who use plastic containers may have children who struggle with...

A doctor suggested that while we can't completely avoid these chemicals, it can help if women boycott such products...

18 July 2018 4:17 PM IST

40-50 percent of the times the infertility in couples is because of the female partner and 30-40 percent for the male partner. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women's fertility may be related to heart disease risk factors

Just because heart disease risk factors are associated with infertility doesn't mean they cause infertility.

17 July 2018 6:29 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)

Women's fertility may be related to heart disease risk factors

For women who have problems conceiving, it might be useful to check lipids, especially if they have someone in family...

17 July 2018 8:38 AM IST

Postnatal depression is relatively common, affecting about 16 20 per cent of women.

More women may be experiencing depression during pregnancy

Daughters of women who became depressed during pregnancy had an especially high risk of developing prenatal depression...

16 July 2018 9:01 AM IST

Pregnancy amplifies the pressures people face in modern life (Photo: AFP)

Millennial women are more likely to face depression during pregnancy

The reason for this is a fast paced lifestyle along with added pressure from social media.

15 July 2018 6:40 PM IST

Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

More women may be experiencing depression during pregnancy

Another factor is that people don't live as close to family as they once did.

14 July 2018 1:37 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)

Folic acid linked to healthy brain development through childhood

Brain cortex thickness was greatest in youth born after full implementation of folic acid fortification.

5 July 2018 3:43 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to heart disease risk afterward

High blood pressure in pregnancy and afterwards, as well as diabetes and high cholesterol, are more likely when women...

3 July 2018 10:21 AM IST

While dedicated pathways for cyclists may seem like the stuff of dreams in the Maximum City, rough roads make it difficult to maintain cycling lanes.

Cyclists in tight shorts 'put fertility at risk'; says study

Men who wear skintight cycling shorts could be harming their chances of getting their partner pregnant, experts have...

2 July 2018 4:26 PM IST

The researchers studied the development of neurons in mice. (Photo: ANI)

Infection during pregnancy can lead to cognitive impairment in child

Studies reveal that infections during pregnancy linked to psychiatric disorders in baby.

31 Oct 2019 9:39 AM IST

Decreased heart rate variability, as observed in this study, is a known risk factor for mental and physical health problems in later life. (Photo: ANI)

Air pollution has negative effect on heart rate variability

Here's what happens to infants born to mothers breathing polluted air.

30 Oct 2019 12:25 PM IST