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.
New York, September 16 -- Women who start their periods/menstruation cycle at a younger age are more likely to require medical assistance during child birth, like cesarean section -- a surgical procedure in which incisions are made through a mother's abdomen
and uterus to deliver a baby, revealed a UK study.
New York, September 16 -- Infants who are fed with baby formula supplemented with DHA or docosahexaenoic acid -- an omega-3 fatty acid that occurs naturally in breast milk -- appear to have better cognitive skills than their counterparts who are fed on the regular baby formula alone, a U.S. study reveals.
Patna, September 8 -- Coming close on the heels of a child born with his heart outside the chest, a second case of congenital anomaly surfaced at the Patna Medical college Hospital (PMCH) in Bihar, when a baby girl was born with the intestine sticking outside the stomach.
New Delhi, September 4 -- In a path-breaking surgery, a 10-day-old baby, whose heart was protruding out of his chest at birth, got successfully operated upon by the doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday.
Boston, August 24: Although there is no disputing the fact that car safety seats are the most effective way to protect children from injury, these devices should be used only during travel, and not as replacement for crib.
Washington, August 23: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Sabril (vigabatrin) Oral Solution, the first drug in the United States to treat infantile spasms (IS), a devastating disorder in newborns and young babies characterized by seizures.
Virginia, August 22: Almost one in every four pregnant women, experience symptoms of depression, and physicians have always been very skeptical as to whether these women should take anti-depressants or not.
Gafsa, Tunisia, August 20: Last we heard about a woman pregnant with octuplets, she made hundreds of thousands of dollars from media deals after giving birth to six boys and two girls. Nadya Suleman, an American divorcee, was called the “octomom” henceforth.
