Washington, May 21 (ANI): Nearly 3 out of 4 pregnant women experience constipation, diarrhea or other bowel disorders during their pregnancies, a new study has found.

Washington, April 28 (ANI): Women around the world face many claims surrounding their beauty regimens during pregnancy.

Washington, April 9 (ANI): Pregnant women living under sustained stresses are at an increased risk of miscarriage, a new study has revealed.

Washington, March 28 (ANI): Pregnant women who have experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their delivery had an increased chance of having a stillbirth, say researchers.

Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Pregnant women in Ghana who slept on their back (supine sleep) were at an increased risk of stillbirth compared to women who did not sleep on their back, a new study has revealed.

Washington, March 12 (ANI): Food that soon-to-be-moms eat in the days and weeks around the time of conception-or what's known as periconceptional nutrition-may affect the functioning of genes in her children, and their health, according to a new study.

London, February 19 (ANI): Pregnant women should avoid drinking coffee because even a single cup of it a day could harm their unborn babies, researchers have warned.

Washington, February 12 (ANI): Consistent physical activity and healthier lifestyle changes beginning in a woman's first trimester can prevent excessive weight gain in obese pregnant women, helping to avoid preterm delivery, hypertension and gestational diabetes, suggests a new study.

Washington, January 20(ANI): A study has found that Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no increased risk of pregnancy loss, while expectant mothers who experienced influenza during pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriages and still births.

London, January 1 (ANI): Pregnant women who regularly see the dentist and hygienist may reduce their risk of a premature birth by a third, a new research has suggested.

London, Dec. 21 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly minting off money from pregnant women by selling access to private information about their due dates and the gender of their unborn babies to advertisers.

Washington, December 10 (ANI): Pregnant women who smoke can triple the risk of child succumbing to a major cause of meningitis, according to scientists.

London, Dec 3(ANI): Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is so popular in his native Mexico that crime there drops when he plays and more pregnant women get excited and go into labour when the goal-grabbing striker pulls on a red shirt.

New York, November 28 (ANI): Expectant mothers can now show to their friends and relatives how their baby looks like while in her womb.

Bangalore/Belgaum, Nov.23 (ANI): The Government of Ireland will frame guidelines for medical practitioners in tackling intricate situations while treating pregnant women with foetal complications in future, said that country's Junior Minister of Training and Skills Ciaran Cannon on Friday.

London, November 23 (ANI): Pregnant women who are keen to jump-start their contractions have long relied on traditional remedies from eating hot curries to having sex, but scientists has revealed that making love doesn't bring on labour.

London, November 19 (ANI): Singing to your baby bump is good for the unborn child, experts say.

Washington, November 17 (ANI): A new study has found that regular exercise before and during pregnancy could have beneficial effects for women that develop high blood pressure during gestation - contrary to previous research that suggested otherwise.

Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): Three quarters of pregnant women take sick leave from work but employers can help reduce this through flexible work adjustments, a new study suggests.

London, Oct 31 (ANI): Mothers-to-be have been advised to take vitamin B12 to prevent their children developing birth defects such as spina bifida.

London, October 28 (ANI): U.S. scientists have developed a new blood test for pregnant women that can detect unborn children with Down's syndrome without the risk of miscarriage.

London, October 26 (ANI): Women who take anti-depressants during pregnancy are endangering their unborn babies, experts have warned.

London, Oct 23 (ANI): Pregnant women, who gorge on fatty chips are putting their unborn baby in just as much danger as if they were smoking, researchers have revealed.

London, Oct 13 (ANI): Pregnant women who sleep on their backs may increase the risk of miscarriage, researchers have found.

Washington, October 9 (ANI): A new study has linked low-level mercury exposure in pregnant women with a greater risk of ADHD-related behaviors.