Placenta
Water births are as safe as land births
Study reveals that water births are equally safe as land births for mom and baby.
Placenta development in older mothers may cause poor health in male offspring’s
Studies reveal that baby boys born to older mothers likely to develop heart problems later.
Carrying joy
A specialised structure called placenta develops inside the uterus once a woman conceives.
Scientists create "mini placenta" organoids in a lab dish
The human placenta supplies all the oxygen and nutrients essential for growth of a foetus.
Study shows carbon from polluted air is reaching placenta
Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for the first time.
Mothers' pesticide levels may lead to autism in children
The findings appeared in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Father's genes can impact motherly love: Study
Changes in the mother's priorities during gestation and after birth are critically important for the wellbeing of the new baby.
Researchers say distress in pregnancy can 'turn on' schizophrenia genes
Schizophrenia is a mental health issue that affects how you think, behave, feel and cause one to have a distorted view of reality.
In-womb air pollution may increase BP in childhood: study
Ours is one of the first studies to show breathing polluted air during pregnancy may have a direct negative influence.
It's better to induce than watch and wait!
Turns out, it is better to induce the labour than to wait and watch, a new research has stated.