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Research suggests woman's risk of pregnancy loss linked to certain job haz
Updated : 1 day, 18 hours ago IST
In an analysis of 2010-2019 information on more than 1.8 million employed and non-employed pregnant women in South Korea, certain occupations were linked with higher risks of miscarriage and stillbirth.
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COVID-19 during pregnancy increases major health risks: Study
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
According to new research published in BMJ Global Health, pregnant women infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 have 7 times increased chance of dying and a considerably increased risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit or suffering from pneumonia. The study also reveals that
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Study reveals how better planning may help lower amount of fat in diet
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
According to new research, coaching overweight or obese pregnant women to improve their ability to plan and achieve goals may be critical to helping them reduce the amount of fat in their diet.
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Study finds excess folic acid during pregnancy effects brain development o
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
High levels of folic acid during pregnancy were found to harm embryo brain development in pregnant mice. According to the researchers, the findings indicate that more research into the best recommended dosage for pregnant women is required.
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Study: Infection during pregnancy linked to neurodevelopmental changes in
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Antidepressant use during pregnancy may combine with inflammation to heighten the risk of lifelong neurodevelopmental changes in babies' brains, such as those linked to autism, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.
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Telangana govt all set to launch "KCR Nutritional kits" from tomorrow
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The nutritional kits will be launched in nine districts where anaemia deficiency among pregnant women is found to be prevalent on a large scale, according to a press statement from the state government.
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At UNSC, Mumbai terror attacks survivor Anjali Kulthe shares her sorrow an
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
At the United Nations Security Council, nurse Anjali Vijay Kulthe, a victim of the 26/11 terror attacks, narrated her ordeal, saying that she saved 20 pregnant women in the advanced stages of pregnancy and kept them safe for about three hours.
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Uttarakhand: Pregnant women to get benefits of birth waiting homes
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Medical Secretary and National Health Mission Director R Rajesh Kumar.
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India should be ready to fight Zika virus in case of an outbreak: NTAGI ch
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Earlier in the day, according to a Pune lab report, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka tested positive for the Zika virus and has been advised to take precautionary measures.
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Elderly people, young children should take serious precautions this winter
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"People should take precautions like wearing monkey caps protecting ears and noses. Woollen clothes like sweaters should be used. Hand gloves can also be used. Pregnant women, children, old age people and people with Hypertension, Diabetes, Kidney and asthma should take special precautions,"
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Assam Cabinet approves bill to create Safai Karamchari Commission
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Assam Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to create a Safai Karamchari Commission and decisions related to providing financial benefits to pregnant women, monitoring drug prices, protecting Safai Karmacharis' rights and filling up vacancies in Forest Department were also taken in the meetin
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Prenatal classes cut moms' depression in half: Research
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers' mental health up to eight years later, a new UC San Francisco study finds. In the study, one of the first to look at outcomes so far into the future, pregnant women who participated in a group wellness class that met weekly for eight weeks
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