New York, November 6 -- A new research finds that babies cry in melodic patterns of the native languages their parents speak well before their first babbles or coos.
New York, November 2 -- The World health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will join forces today, the first annual World Pneumonia Day, and launch a six-year global action plan to fight pneumonia in 68 developing countries, mostly in Africa and Asia, but also in parts of Central and South America.
London, October 19 -- Good news for women planning to start a family by going in for in-vitro fertilization (IVF)!
New York, October 14 -- A major survey reports that increased use of contraceptives has minimized the global abortions. However, unsafe abortions, especially in the developing countries, kill 70,000 women every year.
Negev, Israel, October 10 -- A recent study has found that heartburn drugs are safe for pregnant women and the fetus.
New York, October 5 -- A new research finds that nearly 13 million premature births take place annually, and out of these, about one million infants die each year within a month of birth.
London, October 2 -- A new study has shown that babies born in developed countries today will most probably live out a century.
New York, September 29 -- A new study suggests that each newborn should be screened for high levels of bilirubin -- yellow breakdown product of red blood cells, a fluid made by the liver -- as this screening is likely to decrease the incidence of severe jaundice among infants.
New York, September 22 -- Regular workouts during pregnancy can lower the chances of having an overweight baby, a new study reveals.
New Delhi, September 16 -- All efforts of the doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to save the baby born with congenital anomaly Ectopia Cordis went in vain as he died due to acute blood infection and low immunity.
