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Trump's birthright citizenship deadline leaves Indians queuing up for pre-term deliveriesAn increase in C-section requests among Indian women in New Jersey follows Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. Expectant...
Health experts warn against risks of preterm deliveries by Indians abroad amid citizenship law fears in USHealth experts and social activists are concerned about the rise in preterm deliveries among immigrant families, driven by fears of changes...
India had world's highest number of preterm births in 2020: Lancet studyIndia recorded the highest number of preterm births globally in 2020, with 3.02 million, according to a study published in The Lancet journ...
India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: Top WHO official"India has taken important steps to improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, leading to reductions in maternal deaths. Thi...
Bombay HC says new born means full-term and pre-term baby; directs insurance firm to pay medical expenses to mother of twinsA division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale also directed the New India Assurance company to pay an additional sum of Rs fi...
Study shows Covid infected pregnant women need high careSupported by Covid-19 research response fund from the University of Oxford, the study has found that 12.1% of newborns of Covid-19 infected...
Expectant mothers find little room in covid-stressed worldThe deadly disease and the containment measures have disrupted normal healthcare services, including pre-natal health check-ups, childbirth...
Working women need extra support to raise preterm babies: Here's what companies, families can doEven six months’ leave is not enough for the mother of a premature baby.
- Late preterm birth may up heart risk in adulthood
Sydney, Nov 2 (IANS) Babies born in the late preterm period or during the 35th week of pregnancy are at a higher risk of developing cardiov...
This 'ATM' in Puducherry offers mother's milkThe bank, named 'Amudham Thaippal Maiyam' (ATM), which will also offer breastfeeding counselling to mothers, was inaugurated last Wednesday.
India needs breast milk donors to save lives of lakhs of preterm babiesA breast milk bank is a service much like the blood bank. It collects, screens, processes and provides human milk donated by nursing mother...
India records highest infant deaths due to premature birthOver three lakh babies die annually in India making it the country with highest number of infant deaths due to premature births.
6-day-old Parvathi becomes the youngest Indian rescued from YemenParvathi's survival, despite having jaundice and respiratory problems, is being seen as a miracle by many Indian doctors.
Want to deliver a healthy baby? Go to green placesPregnant women who live in neighbourhoods with plenty of grass, trees or other green vegetation are more likely to deliver at full term and...
Programme launched to identify causes of premature birthsWith over 25 per cent of the total premature birth related deaths occurring in India, the Centre has launched a national programme to ident...
- Premature births claimed 3.5 lakh kids’ lives in 2010
India recorded the highest number of deaths of preemies, or babies born before time, in 2010.
Pollution harmful to babies in wombResearchers in the United States have suggested that exposure to pollution during pregnancy could harm babies.