Pregnancy News

Triple births rising

Triplet births are on the increase, even when IVF pregnancies are discounted, and the death rate for triplets is 10 times higher than for single births, Norwegian scientists say.

Low birth weight affects lungs

Middle-aged adults who were born at a relatively low weight may have more breathing difficulties than those who were bigger newborns, a new study suggests.

Cut early water break risk

Women whose water has broken early may want to wait at least 18 months before having their next child, new research shows.

20 weeks paid maternity leave?

Lawmakers voted on Tuesday to massively extend full maternity pay to 20 weeks across the European Union and grant paid paternity leave of a fortnight for all.

Bilingualism starts in womb

The sound of two languages spoken regularly during pregnancy might encourage babies to tune in to both tongues soon after birth, a new study finds.

Prem babies at high autism risk

Children born extremely preterm may face a much higher-than-average risk of developing autism later in childhood, a new study suggests.

Anaemic mom may equal schizo kids

Study shows that children of mothers who had been diagnosed with anemia during pregnancy, due to iron deficiency, had a significantly elevated risk of developing schizophrenia.

Male abusers sabotage birth control

A new report says that male partners of teenage girls and young women who engage in physical and sexual violence also often try to sabotage the birth control the women are using.

Newborns of smokers have high BP

Babies of women who smoked during pregnancy have blood pressure problems at birth that persisted through the first year of life, a new study finds.

Airbags safe for pregnant women

Airbags save lives in car crashes. But now researchers report that the lifesaving quality makes no exception for pregnant women and the babies they're carrying.

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