Pregnancy

Experts ask if rising obesity is cause as Caesarean births hit almost four in ten

Experts ask if rising obesity is cause as Caesarean births hit almost four in ten

Health
Sarah Carter

The proportion of babies born through Caesarean sections has climbed to almost four in 10 births, with experts believing rising obesity in ...

Covid-19 vaccines may have prevented thousands of premature births, study suggests

Covid-19 vaccines may have prevented thousands of premature births, study suggests

Health
Sarah Carter

Covid-19 vaccinations may have prevented thousands of premature births, new research suggests. Mothers infected with the Covid virus were significantly more at ...

Star makes sweet quip about her growing baby bump while dressed in tight sparkly frock onstage at festival

Star makes sweet quip about her growing baby bump while dressed in tight sparkly frock onstage at festival

Entertainment
James Parker

By Jacqueline Lindenberg For Dailymail.Com 01:41 20 Nov 2023, updated 07:23 20 Nov 2023 Suki, 31, made the quip about her baby ...

Why having a baby at 51 was far easier than being a mum at 21. So says Renee… and this time around she was discharged within 24 hours

Why having a baby at 51 was far easier than being a mum at 21. So says Renee… and this time around she was discharged within 24 hours

Technology
Laura Adams

By Dr Renee Hoenderkamp For The Daily Mail 00:00 20 Nov 2023, updated 00:14 20 Nov 2023 When I told my son ...

Mother’s Microbes Influence Fetal Brain and Gut Development

Mother’s Microbes Influence Fetal Brain and Gut Development

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers discovered the activity of genes in the fetal intestine, brain, and placenta is influenced by the microbes in the mother’s ...

Innocent Faces of Fentanyl: Opioid Use Linked to Distinct Birth Anomalies

Innocent Faces of Fentanyl: Opioid Use Linked to Distinct Birth Anomalies

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers have identified a potential new syndrome in babies born to mothers who used fentanyl during pregnancy. The infants displayed distinctive ...

The truth about IVF – and what can really cause early menopause

The truth about IVF – and what can really cause early menopause

Health
Sarah Carter

What really causes early menopause? “The greatest predictor of early menopause is family history,” Kuku says, with some twin and family studies ...