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Doctors performed a c-section hours later (Photo: AFP)

Woman gives birth while being moved to another hospital due to...

Nicole was being taken to another hospital as smoke had entered their room and labour had already been induced.

12 Oct 2017 10:37 AM GMT

The face of the baby can be seen pressing against the sac for few seconds (Photo: YouTube)

Footage shows rare incident of a baby being born inside the amniotic...

Usually the amniotic sac breaks at the start of labour but here doctors had to break it with their hands.

13 Nov 2017 9:40 AM GMT

Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

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...

17 Oct 2018 4:59 AM GMT

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Touch can have healing effects, new study finds

The effects of touch he believes can be powerful.

24 Jan 2018 12:58 PM GMT

A woman sought permission from the court to end her pregnancy based on an ultrasonography report. (

WHO: Women being pushed into unnecessary C-sections

World Health Organisation issues warning, women are not being given enough time to give birth naturally.

19 Feb 2018 9:00 AM GMT

Pregnancy is not a disease and child birth is a normal phenomenon (Photo: AFP)

WHO tries to curb rise of caesarean deliveries by revising childbirth...

While rates of interventions like c-sections vary among regions, WHO has seen what it considers a worrying rise in such...

15 Feb 2018 3:17 PM GMT

The debate over public breastfeeding regularly resurfaces in the United States (Photo: AFP)

Delay the first bath

Delaying newborn baths leads to increase in rates of breastfeeding: Study.

23 Jan 2019 7:57 AM GMT

Sleep effects are more pronounced in first-time parents in comparison to experienced parents. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Sleep disruption post childbirth

New parents face six years of disrupted sleep: Study.

26 Feb 2019 6:30 AM GMT

The study found that 30 per cent of the parents who said they had five or more children had a heart condition such as coronary heart disease, angina or congestive heart failure. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

More children more heart trouble for parents

A big family size makes both the mother and father more vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases: Study.

27 March 2019 1:55 PM GMT

Its known that perinatal growth which is affected by numerous factors from genetics to environmental ones. (Photo: ANI)

Infant's health can be predicted from birthweight, height

Birthweight, height can predict infants' future health: Study.

31 July 2019 5:55 AM GMT

Child marriage is legal across the United States. While 18 is typically the minimum age, every state has legal loopholes or exceptions allowing children to wed at a younger age. (Representational Image)

Florida passes strictest US law: Doesn't ban, limits child marriage...

The Florida governor intends to sign the bill into law, a spokeswoman said.

10 March 2018 1:03 PM GMT

The women in the exercise group were also less likely to use an epidural during childbirth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercising during pregnancy reduces time spent in labour

The women in the exercise group were also less likely to use an epidural during childbirth.

18 March 2018 10:07 AM GMT