Childbirth & Pregnancy
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Pregnancy stress influences handedness
Pregnant women who become stressed may make their babies left-handed, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Depression risk years after birth
New mothers should be kept under surveillance for several years to ensure they stay mentally healthy, researchers say today. Read more
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Plea to tackle baby death toll
About 8,000 new-born babies die every day around the world, according to a major new study published today. Read more
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New safety boost for flu vaccine
Children born to women who received a new flu vaccine did not suffer any impact on their development, researchers are set to report today. Read more
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Pregnancy deaths fall – but still affect thousands
Deaths of pregnant women have nearly halved globally in the last 25 years – but still kill more than a quarter of a billion people every year, according to a new study today. Read more
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Caesareans may not cause fertility issues
Giving birth by Caesarean section is unlikely to affect a woman’s chance of having further children, British researchers say today. Read more
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Pregnancy clue to male hormones
Male health could be determined by the extent of a baby’s exposure to testosterone in the womb, Scottish researchers have reported. Read more
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Mothers should get skin contact after birth – study
New mothers are wrongly being denied skin contact with their babies while a life-saving procedure is undertaken, researchers said today. Read more
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Pregnancy blood pressure care warning
More care is needed for women with high blood pressure in pregnancy, researchers warn today. Read more
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Post-natal care problems putting mothers at risk – survey
New mothers in England are not getting life-saving advice about symptoms that could indicate threats to themselves or their babies, it was claimed today. Read more