Studies by environmental organizations have been consistently highlighting the grave damage that pollution is causing to our health and to the health of our beleaguered planet. Clearly, we are all on the…
Tag: Pregnancy
It’s a tough road for premature babies
From the day that a woman learns that she is pregnant, her overriding concern each day of her pregnancy is that she gives birth to a healthy child. But despite a mother’s…
Rio Olympics 2016, or how not to deal with a deadly zika pandemic
For the uninitiated, Plague Inc. is a funereally unsettling yet addictive disease simulator game where the player tries to wipe out humanity by creating and evolving plagues of bacteria, viruses or even…
Big data and the war on hunger in the UK
The fight against food poverty in the UK is a struggle set for the long haul, if the latest figures released by the Trussell Trust, the country’s leading food bank, are anything…
It’s Official, the Zika Virus is Linked to Birth Defects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have set all doubts to rest regarding the links between the dreaded Zika virus and birth defects, particularly microcephaly, thus corroborating what people have believed…
Ovarian tissue transplants appear to be safe and effective, study finds
Ovarian tissue removal, storage and transplant appear to be safe and offer women a good chance of becoming pregnant, a new study has revealed. Largest of its kind, the study saw researchers…
Long working hours, heavy lifting may hamper women’s ability to get pregnant
In a study that probes the link between working hours and women’s ability to get pregnant, researchers have found that longer the working hours, the harder it is for women to conceive….
Iodine supplementation during pregnancy will help babies, economies
Addressing iodine deficiency through supplementation could be one of the best ways to save costs for health care system and economy but will also prove to be beneficial for both mother and…
Drinking at conception ups diabetes risk for baby, study finds
Drinking habits of women, specifically at the time of conception, are said to have a direct impact on their babies’ risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in early middle age, a…
Study finds possible links between some SSRI antidepressants and birth defect risk
A new study published in the BMJ has hinted at a possible link between some SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) antidepressants and increased birth defect risks when taken during early pregnancy. A…
Alcohol consumption while being pregnant fairly common in UK, Ireland
A new study of over 17,000 women across UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand has found that alcohol consumption by pregnant women is common in these countries and while women across all…
Women with history of stillbirth at four times the risk of stillbirth in second pregnancy
Researchers have revealed through a meta-analysis that women with a history of stillbirth are at a greater risk – up to four times the risk – of stillbirth in second pregnancy compared…
New research suggests 35 as right age for women to freeze eggs
Researchers have suggested through a new research that women looking for giving birth to children should freeze their eggs by the age of 35 and give birth by the age of 38…
Endometriosis predisposes women to an increased risk of early pregnancy loss
A new nationwide cohort study based on discharge data from all state hospitals in Scotland has found that women with endometriosis are at an increased risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. The…
In a first, woman gives birth to healthy child post frozen ovarian tissue transplant
In a first of its kind event, a young woman has become the first to give birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility by transplanting ovarian tissue that had…