For several decades, women have been using the pill as a method of not getting pregnant. However, for women who do want to have a baby but are finding it difficult to conceive, this very contraceptive could just be of much use!
Researchers at Tel Aviv University conducted a study on 1,800 women at the [...]
Pregnancy and motherhood is the most wonderful time for women. But, there is more good news as pregnancy also makes them smarter and more intelligent.
New research by US scientists suggests that pregnancy brings about changes in the brain that make women quicker and smarter for decades after giving birth.
After conducting the study on [...]
UK scientists have discovered a way to predict if a pregnant woman will miscarry. This method is based on the levels of anandamide in her body.
A medical team from the University of Leicester conducted the study on 45 women who showed signs of a miscarriage. All the women were tested for the levels of [...]
New mums all over the world will be relieved to know that loss of memory on the arrival of the baby is in actual fact a medical condition. This condition has been dubbed as ‘mumnesia’.
Many new mothers usually notice small lapses of memory such as struggling with names, misplacing things or forgetting what they [...]
Soon, a team of researchers in the UK will be conducting trials of a “silicon womb” which will be inserted into a woman’s own womb. Sounds like a story straight out from a sci-fi flick complete with aliens implanting their offspring into humans, doesn’t it?
But, this new device which incubates embryos to provide [...]
According to a Danish study, babies delivered by Caesarian section are more likely than babies born normally to have respiratory problems as newborns.
Serious respiratory problems that require artificial ventilation are five times more common among babies delivered by C-section, according to the study, which was reported by the society for pneumology and respiratory medicine [...]
Acupuncture, as an alternative therapy has been found to provide a host of benefits ranging from effective treatment of back pain and tinnitus to easing menopausal hot flashes and as an effective post-Cancer surgery treatment. Now, women who are undergoing in-vitro fertilization can improve their chances of pregnancy when acupuncture is given with the [...]
A study published in the Archives of Psychiatry revealed that babies whose mother’s have suffered severe stress during pregnancy are at a greater risk of developing schizophrenia.
The researchers found a link between serious life changes taking place in the first trimester of pregnancy and the development of mental health disorders among the offsprings [...]
Women who take folic acid supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely, researchers said on Thursday.
Folic acid, a B vitamin, already is known to prevent major birth defects that involve a baby’s brain or spine.
This study shows it may provide yet another [...]
According to a new study conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, high doses of caffeine on a daily basis during pregnancy can cause an increased risk of miscarriage. This could include coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or even hot chocolate.
Making this study more notable is the fact that for the first time [...]
