Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth
<p>An estimated 13.4 million babies were born pre-term in 2020, with nearly 1 million dying from preterm complications, according to this new report by United Nations agencies and partners.</p>
Maternal Health
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A monthly defence
A recent hypothesis contends that menstruation protects women against various uterine infections.
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Malnutrition and diabetes
Malnutrition at the stage of pregnancy can lead to the birth of children who are more prone to diabetes when they grow up, says a recent study. According to group of Chinese and British
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Giving birth boosts memory
Giving birth may ruin one's figure and take up all free time, but having children may also boost memory power, claims a new study. Craig H Kinsley of the University of Richmond, Virginia, USA, and
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Gran s a mom
Is a cure for premature menopause in sight?
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No woman, no cry?
An analysis of over a million births in Sweden from 1987 to 1995 suggests that baby girls more likely to make their mothers sick during pregnancy. Johan Askling's group from the Karolinska Institute
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Bytes
marburg hemorrhagic fever: Following two cases of Marburg hemorrhagic fever in Uganda, scientists are collecting bats from the country's lead and gold mines where the victims had worked. Around five
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Labour pangs?
In the last 50 years, India s population has registered a three fold increase
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National Family Health Survey out
The final report of the third National Family Health Survey (nfhs-3) is out, but doubts remain whether it will be used to improve national health policies. Although 100-odd research papers have
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Maternal aerobics
Fitness-conscious mothers can now safely put aside doubts and swing to Jane Fonda's aerobics. According to a study conducted over 12 weeks by a team of American researchers, lactating mothers run no
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Dumping defects
Landfill sites linked to birth defects