Mothers

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Every child's rightful place in this world is at home, with her/his mother and family. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Mother's Day special: For the cause of motherhood

Mothers are irreplaceable, so is the spirit of motherhood.

12 May 2019 5:17 PM

A new survey has revealed that about one-fourth of mothers ignore their health post-delivery. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

New mothers overlook their post-partum health

Mothers ignore their health after delivery, claims survey.

08 May 2019 3:12 PM

Depressed moms (without treatment) just don’t bond with their babies like non-depressed moms would. (Photo: Pixabay)

More women may be experiencing depression during pregnancy

Another factor is that people don’t live as close to family as they once did.

14 Jul 2018 1:37 PM

Research from the Kaiser Permanente health system in California suggests that the inflammation, toxic levels of glucose and immune system effects of all kinds of maternal diabetes may increase the child's risk of autism by as much as two-fold.

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.

26 Jun 2018 10:37 AM

Young mothers in foster care were more likely to have problems with substance misuse, depression. (Photo: Pixabay)

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.

30 May 2018 9:31 AM

Prenatal vitamin D supplements only appeared to have these benefits when women took 2,000 International Units (IU) or less each day. (Photo: Pixabay)

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.

30 May 2018 8:17 AM

These symptoms – including mood swings, fatigue and reduced interest in activities – can make it difficult for mothers to bond with their newborns. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study shows babies suffer postpartum depression too

Studies show mother and child's cells are linked for up to 2 years after birth.

23 Jan 2018 3:15 PM

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fetuses grow differently in obese women

Maternal obesity has long been linked to an increased risk of pregnancy complications for mothers and infants.

05 Dec 2017 11:43 AM

The study found that mums-to-be’s sleeping positions having a significant effect on baby’s heart rates. (Photo: Pixabay)

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.

13 Oct 2017 12:27 PM

Relationship between pesticides and premature birth and low birth weight has been observed in previous studies as well. (File image)

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.

14 Sep 2017 9:09 AM

Tamoxifen lowers oestrogen levels and triggers the ovaries to produce higher quality eggs (Photo: Pixabay)

Breast cancer drug ups IVF success in older women

According to research one in five women who used the treatment were able to have a baby using their own eggs

16 Aug 2017 11:06 AM

Hundreds of mothers suckled their babies inside a cavernous Manila stadium for a cause (Photo: AFP)

Mums in Philippines breastfeed babies in public for a cause

Mothers breastfed babies in public to raise awareness about infant deaths and dispel taboos over practice.

05 Aug 2017 6:03 PM

The 25-year-old mother, who fled west Mosul with her family two weeks earlier, already had no maternal milk to give Maryam five months ago. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Traumatised mothers fail to breastfeed, babies starve in Mosul

The camp southeast of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are deep into the eighth month of a massive operation against the ISIS terrorist group.

11 Jun 2017 12:19 PM

You are who your children will be, you are constantly being watched. So make sure, you are the right one to watch.

A strong foundation

She inadvertently passes on the same to her sons who go on to be fathers, brothers and husbands.

05 Apr 2017 12:30 AM

Most women also feel more tired when their children are around. (Photo: Pixabay)

Living with children may cause loss of sleep in women: study

Each kid increases the odds of insufficient sleep by nearly 50 percent for their mothers

27 Feb 2017 1:01 PM

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