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Drinking during pregnancy can risk generations
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 8 (ANI): Beware moms-to-be, here's another reason to put down that glass of wine or alcohol, as a recent study warns that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can cause abnormalities in the brain and behaviour of the newborn and may also pass on to generations.
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High sugar intake in pregnancy linked to risk of child asthma
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 6 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, beware! Women who take too much sugar during pregnancy are doubling the chance of their kid's tendency to develop asthma.
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High-fat diet in pregnancy ups breast cancer risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 4 (ANI): Pregnant? You may want to avoid a high-fat diet as a recent research has found that it increases the breast cancer risk.
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SC allows Kolkata woman to abort 23-week-old foetus
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 03 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Kolkata based Sharmishta Chakraborty to abort her more than 23-weeks pregnancy.
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Opting for IVF? A man's age matters too
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 3 (ANI): As a woman goes from her 20s to her 30s to her 40s sans having kids, she's likely to hear more and more people warn her about the pregnancy risks, but now, a new research has shown that it's not only the female fertility clock that's ticking
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Attention ladies! Contraceptive pills can increase risk of breast cancer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): You may to avoid taking that contraceptive pill to avoid unwanted pregnancy, as a study has found that taking the pill can increase the risk of breast cancer than previously feared.
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Ectopic- A life threatening pregnancy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Ectopic Pregnancy, a leading cause of pregnancy related death, is a rare condition of embryo development outside the normal uterine cavity.
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Daily Aspirin dose cuts pre-eclampsia risk in pregnant women by 82%
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 29 (ANI): Would-be-mothers, who are at risk of pre-eclampsia, can reduce the chances of premature delivery by taking a low-dose aspirin in first trimester of pregnancy.
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SC to continue hearing plea filed by woman seeking direction to terminate
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today continue the hearing on the plea filed by a Kolkata-based woman, Sharmishta Chakraborty, seeking its direction to terminate her 23-week old pregnancy.
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Work-outs during, post pregnancy reduce postnatal depression in new mommie
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Would-be-mommies, please take a note!
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Earlier a girl menstruates, likelier she's to marry young
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 15 (ANI): According to a recent study, the timing of a girl's first menstruation may affect her first sexual encounter, first pregnancy and her vulnerability to some sexually transmitted infections.
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Preggers beware! Fever during pregnancy ups autism risk by 34 percent
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 15 (ANI): Beware would-be-mommies! Fever during pregnancy, especially during the second trimester, may increase the odds of developing autism in child by 34 percent, warns a study.
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