Women’s Health & Gynaecology
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Obese mothers raise heart risk
Children of obese mothers have a raised risk of early death, particularly from heart disease, reseachers report today. Read more
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Caesarean allergy risk studied
Birth by Caesarean section could leave children vulnerable to allergies and bowel disease, according to a new study. Read more
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Pregnancy duration varies naturally
40 weeks is not always the natural length of a pregnancy, researchers report today. Read more
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Fitness cuts female cancer rate – if not weight
Women who are overweight can cut their risk of a common female cancer dramatically by keeping fit, researchers report today. Read more
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Autism clue to anorexia
The problem of anorexia in girls may be linked to autism, British researchers reveal today. Read more
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Personality could be key to breast-feeding
Extrovert mothers are most likely to press on with breast-feeding, according to research published today. Read more
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Pills that don’t help women conceive
Women who are struggling to become pregnant gain nothing by taking anti-oxidant vitamin pills, researchers warned today. Read more
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Pregnancy diet link to alcoholism
Women who eat fatty and sugary foods during pregnancy may increase the risk of their children being vulnerable to alcohol or drug abuse, researchers have warned. Read more
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Dismay as infant formula promotions continue
Only a handful of countries have taken action against the promotion of breast-milk substitutes to mothers, campaigners warned yesterday. Read more
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Female heart disease call
The growing risk to women posed by heart disease is being neglected, experts claimed last night. Read more