Regulators should take action to curb a sharp rise in the price of infant formula, pregnancy campaigners have said, after a UK survey found more…
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Why is pre-eclampsia still causing the deaths of mothers and their babies?
Having had one normal pregnancy, Emma Bailey assumed that her second experience of childbirth would progress relatively smoothly. But, at 34 weeks, she began to…
View More Why is pre-eclampsia still causing the deaths of mothers and their babies?Pregnancy leads to permanent rewiring of brain, study suggests
Pregnancy leads to a permanent rewiring of neurons, according to research that gives new insights into the influence of hormones on behaviour. The research, in…
View More Pregnancy leads to permanent rewiring of brain, study suggestsNew mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objects
Whether it’s seeing Jesus in burnt toast, a goofy grin in the grooves of a cheese grater, or simply the man in the moon, humans…
View More New mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objectsElite athletes show they can perform after pregnancy – but how soon should they test their limits?
A commentator’s suggestion during Australia’s opening Women’s World Cup match that “motherhood” had “not blunted” midfielder Katrina Gorry’s “competitive instincts” drew widespread criticism. Gorry, who…
View More Elite athletes show they can perform after pregnancy – but how soon should they test their limits?Model embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancy
Scientists have created a model human embryo with a heartbeat and traces of blood in an advance that offers an extraordinary window into the first…
View More Model embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancy‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study shows
Women with higher levels of so-called “forever chemicals” in their blood have a 40% lower chance of becoming pregnant within a year of trying to…
View More ‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study showsChildren born after induced labour ‘may score lower in tests at 12’
Children born after induced labour may score lower in school tests at age 12, research suggests. Although the impact on individual attainment is small, researchers…
View More Children born after induced labour ‘may score lower in tests at 12’Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year
Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study. The research estimated that almost half of…
View More Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a yearAir pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year
Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study. The research estimated that almost half of…
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