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The birth control shot has been associated with weight gain in younger women. (Photo: AFP)

Women avoid contraceptives to not gain weight

Women who are overweight or obese, are less likely to use birth control pill and other hormonal contraceptive methods.

18 Nov 2016 4:55 PM IST

Postmenopausal women who had their last pregnancy after 35 had better verbal memory. (Photo: Pixabay)

Becoming a mother after 35 makes you mentally sharper

The study provides strong evidence that there is a positive association between later age at last pregnancy and...

18 Nov 2016 2:44 PM IST

Complications of gestational diabetes include excessive birth weight (Photo: AFP)

Winter babies increase death risk for mothers

Gestational diabetes mellitus is a serious pregnancy complication characterised by inadequate blood sugar control.

16 Nov 2016 6:21 PM IST

There are only 10 such documented cases (Photo: AFP)

Woman has sex once but conceives twice

Her body spontaneously released another egg after 10 days and it was fertilised by her husband's sperm which stayed...

16 Nov 2016 2:39 PM IST

Poverty leads to poor control of gestational diabetes

Many social factors have a major impact on overall pregnancy health.

16 Nov 2016 11:30 AM IST

Among obese mothers vaginal delivery may help reduce the intergenerational association of obesity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Children born via C-section may have higher obesity risk: study

This association was even greater if their mother was overweight or obese.

15 Nov 2016 8:05 PM IST

The researchers looked at the genetic material inside the womens cells, specifically the length of their telomeres.

Do kids take years off your life?

Women who give birth may be biologically older than women who don't, a new study suggests.

14 Nov 2016 12:21 AM IST

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Drinking during pregnancy can risk generations

Researchers can begin to create novel therapies and methods of prevention after new findings.

8 July 2017 8:40 AM IST

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Study links child asthma to high sugar intake during pregnancy

Researchers analyzed associations between maternal intake of free sugars in pregnancy and allergy and asthma at seven...

6 July 2017 12:29 PM IST

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Are more eggs better in IVF?

The study's results added strong evidence over the importance of egg numbers as determinants of IVF success.

5 July 2017 5:50 PM IST

Maternal infections during pregnancy are a known risk factor for abnormal fetal development. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how infections during pregnancy may affect your baby

Maternal immune activation carries a small increased risk for later atypical neurodevelopment.

22 March 2017 2:37 PM IST

Contant weight gain during pregnancy and higher BMI inreases the chances of obesity in mothers later. (Photo: Pixabay)

More the pre-baby weight, higher the obesity risk

Mother's tend to concentrate more on weight gain during pregnancy and so it is important to tell them to keep it in...

22 March 2017 10:52 AM IST