pregnancy
Mothers should wait at least a year between pregnancies
Conceiving again too soon increases the risk of premature labour, stillbirth and even maternal death, scientists discover.
Gay couple make history: Carry same baby inside their bodies in new treatment
The treatment saw eggs being taken from Bliss, 36, and fertilised with donor sperm in the lab.
Same-sex couple carry the same child thanks to reciprocal IVF
The couple who got married in 2015 had met six years back and both of them wanted to have children.
Painkillers during pregnancy linked to early puberty in girls
Researchers examined the correlation between intake of the analgesic paracetamol during pregnancy and a child's pubertal development.
Smoking during pregnancy may cause early puberty in kids
Study found children of mothers who smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day during pregnancy, entered puberty three to six months earlier.
Week 34 of pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk, says study
Previous research highlighted how women under age of 30 can reduce their risk of contracting breast cancer later in life by having a baby.
Father's nicotine exposure linked to child's poor cognition: Study
Nicotine exposure for women is recognised as a significant risk factor for behavioural disorders such as ADHD.
Elite athletes not at higher risk of birth complications
For the current study, researchers examined data on three groups of women going through their first pregnancies.
Inducing labour at 39 weeks can benefit mother, baby
It could reduce the risk of need for respiratory support in newborns.
Pain following childbirth predicts postpartum depression, study finds
The symptoms of postpartum depression may appear at any time in the first year of a newborn's life, and may last weeks or even months.