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Moms who smoke put their babies at fracture risk during the first year of
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Jan 30 (ANI): Mothers who smoke during the early phase of their pregnancy might be putting their babies at an increased risk of fractures within the first year of their life.
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Cabinet approves Bill to raise abortion upper limit to 24 weeks for vulner
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Bill that provides for raising the upper limit for legal termination of pregnancy from 20 to 24 weeks and expands the access of women to safe and legal abortion services on "therapeutic, eugenic, humanitarian and s
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Cabinet approves Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill, raises legal abort
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to increase the upper limit for legal termination of pregnancy to 24 weeks from the earlier 20 weeks.
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Alcohol consumption during pregnancy leads to poor cognitive function of c
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bristol [England], Jan 29 (ANI): According to a new study conducted by researchers, consuming alcohol during pregnancy might lead to the poorer cognitive functioning of children.
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Prenatal smoking and drinking increases the risk for SIDS
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): A new study revealed that children born to mothers who drank and smoked beyond the first three months of pregnancy have 12 fold increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) as compared to those who are unexposed or only exposed in the first thre
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Study analyses how diet and body weight change as we age
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A recent study has tried to understand how transitioning into professional life after graduating from school leads to decrease in physical activity, while at the same time, how motherhood is linked to increased weight gain.
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Study reveals prenatal smoking, drinking greatly increase SIDS risk
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): Children born to mothers who drank and smoked beyond the first three months of pregnancy have 12 fold increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) as compared to those who are unexposed or only exposed in the first three months of pregnancy, say
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Study reflects how stress in pregnant mothers affect babies
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Maternal stress, anxiety, and depression go a step higher if a fetus is found to have congenital heart disease. But this level of anxiety in pregnant mothers can lead to impaired development in key brain regions of the babies before they are born.
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Real risks of exposure to cannabis during pregnancy have been found.
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], Jan 18 (ANI): A research study revealed that THC, which is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, has an important effect on placental and fetal growth during pregnancy.
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Stress in pregnant mothers can affect babies' hearts, says study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): According to recent research, knowing that your unborn fetus has congenital heart disease can cause pronounced maternal stress, anxiety, and depression that can lead to impaired development in key brain regions of the babies before they are born.
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5 years after abortion, most women consider it right decision: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 13 (ANI): In a landmark study, over 95 percent of the women after five years after having an abortion, said it was the right decision for them.
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Scientists find missing protein in brain causes behaviours mirroring autis
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that when an essential key protein needed to generate novel brain cells during pregnancy and early childhood days of the offspring is missing, which makes the brain goes haywire. This particular deprivation causes an imbalance i
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