COVID-19 during pregnancy increases major health risks: Study

According to new research published in BMJ Global Health, pregnant women infected with the virus that causes...

How better planning may help lower amount of fat in diet

According to new research, coaching overweight or obese pregnant women to improve their ability to plan and achieve...

Excess folic acid during pregnancy affects brain development

High levels of folic acid during pregnancy were found to harm embryo brain development in pregnant mice. According...

Infection during pregnancy linked to neurodevelopmental changes

Antidepressant use during pregnancy may combine with inflammation to heighten the risk of lifelong...

Telangana govt all set to launch "KCR Nutritional kits"

The nutritional kits will be launched in nine districts where anaemia deficiency among pregnant women is found to be...

26/11 survivor Kulthe shares trauma of Mumbai terror attacks

At the United Nations Security Council, nurse Anjali Vijay Kulthe, a victim of the 26/11 terror attacks, narrated...

Uttarakhand: Pregnant women to get benefit of birth waiting homes

The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Medical Secretary and National Health Mission Director R Rajesh Kumar.

India should be ready to fight Zika virus in case of an outbreak

Earlier in the day, according to a Pune lab report, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka tested positive for the Zika...

Elderly people, young children should take serious precautions

"People should take precautions like wearing monkey caps protecting ears and noses. Woollen clothes like sweaters...

Assam Cabinet approves bill to create Safai Karamchari Commission

Assam Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to create a Safai Karamchari Commission and decisions related to...

Prenatal classes cut moms' depression in half: Research

A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers' mental health up to eight years later, a new UC San Francisco...

Odisha CM launches AMLAN, mission to reduces Anaemia

Launching the programme on a virtual platform, the Chief Minister said that the programme will benefit about 1.37...