A recent study by a Japanese team could pave the way for the development of treatments aimed at reducing health issues like ...

Women who follow a healthy diet during pregnancy may be helping prevent childhood obesity.A new study finds expectant moms ...

Active vitamin D analogues and injectables must be avoided because of the risk of toxicity, per a Professor at AIIMS ...

Researchers developed a gene therapy to enhance placental function by delivering IGF-1 DNA using nanoparticles. Tested in ...

XYLITOL-containing chewing gum use during pregnancy significantly reduced the occurrence of preterm births and ...

Japan Kibichuo Town in Okayama Prefecture on Monday became the first in the country to launch publicly funded blood tests for residents after extremel ...

Chewing gum with xylitol appears to lower the risk of preterm birth, a new study reveals. The findings help provide an ...

– Taking high doses (more than 1000 mg) of calcium supplements during pregnancy may lead to slightly fewer babies being born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. There was possibly no difference in unwanted ...

Standardisation of definitions is a crucial first step towards addressing these issues. WHO previously recommended including all stillborn babies with a birthweight of 500 g or greater in national ...

Gum’s the word — and a new study links chewing the right kind to a decrease in preterm birth and delivery of low-birthweight ...

The UK Government austerity policies introduced since 2010 are associated with striking increases in rates of preterm and low birthweight babies, particularly among those living in the poorest ...