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AYUSH terms 'sex while pregnancy' reports incorrect
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 14 (ANI): The Ministry of AYUSH on Wednesday termed the reports incorrect that said that an AYUSH booklet stated that pregnant women should control lust, hang "beautiful" pictures on the wall and shun non-vegetarian food to deliver a healthy baby.
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Opioid usage resulting in increased cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June14 (ANI): A recent study reveals the number of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome - often caused by mothers using opioids during pregnancy - is increasing in the United States, thereby increasing the burden in terms of hospital days and costs.
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'No sex, No meat' during pregnancy is 'suggestion': Mi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) on Tuesday cleared the air on 'no sex, meat or bad company' during pregnancy and said that this was just a suggestion or an advisory, it's not a prescription
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Epigenetic changes at birth linked to fighting, lying habits in kids
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 12 (ANI): Exposure to alcohol, smoking and stressful events during pregnancy can lead to epigenetic changes - external modifications to DNA that turn genes 'on' or 'off' - at birth, linked to early onset of fighting, lying and stealing habits
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Obesity during pregnancy doubles risk of fatty liver in teens
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 10 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, alert! Here's another reason for adapting a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy, as a study has warned that newborns, who had obese mothers at the start of pregnancy, were twice as likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty li
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Beware pregers! Drinking coke may up risk of obesity in your kid
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Beware would-be-mommies! A study has found that daily consumption of artificially-sweetened beverages during pregnancy could result your child being obese.
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100-year-old technique offers fertility hope
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): Infertile couples have a major opportunity to achieve a successful pregnancy without the need for IVF, thanks to new research into a 100-year-old medical technique.
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SC rejects abortion plea of HIV+ rape victim, orders Bihar to pay compensa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 09 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant permission to abort the pregnancy of an HIV infected rape victim and directed the Bihar government to give her a compensation of Rs. 3 lakh.
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World Thalassaemia Day: Can Thalassaemia affect pregnancy?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Every year, May 8 is observed as World Thalassemia Day across the globe. This time doctors have aimed to encourage blood donation and spread increased awareness to women carrying the gene to protect their unborn child.
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Abuse during pregnancy ups mother's death risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 6 (ANI): A study has found that the women who are abused by their partners during their pregnancy are twice as likely to die from assault-related trauma than an accident-related trauma.
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Baby on the way! Nikki Reed confirms pregnancy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): It's official! Nikki Reed is pregnant with Ian Somerhalder's baby.
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Mommies-to-be! Antibiotics doubles risk of miscarriage
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Many classes of common antibiotics, used for treating infections, increase the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, suggests a study.
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