mothers
Mother's Day special: For the cause of motherhood
Mothers are irreplaceable, so is the spirit of motherhood.
New mothers overlook their post-partum health
Mothers ignore their health after delivery, claims survey.
More women may be experiencing depression during pregnancy
Another factor is that people don’t live as close to family as they once did.
Diabetic mums are more likely to have children with autism, says study
Research, in recent years, has pointed toward a link between the condition, the immune system and the developing foetal brain.
Teen mothers in foster care have high risk of losing custody of babies
This has been attributed to inadequate parenting -the transmission of abuse and neglect across generations.
Prenatal vitamin D tied to lower risk of underweight babies and birth defects
Mothers who took vit D during pregnancy were 28 pc less likely to have underweight newborns or babies who died in womb or during infancy.
Study shows babies suffer postpartum depression too
Studies show mother and child's cells are linked for up to 2 years after birth.
Fetuses grow differently in obese women
Maternal obesity has long been linked to an increased risk of pregnancy complications for mothers and infants.
Pregnant women should not sleep on back during tri-semester, may cause child to be stillborn
Study finds foetuses’ hearts become less active when their mothers lie-facing upwards as opposed to on their sides.
Agricultural pesticide exposure may cause women to have preterm babies
Offspring of expectant mothers who live near farms that apply heaviest concentrations of pesticides are most at risk, research shows.