High risk pregnancy

Don't eat too much potato chips during pregnancy

Posted By IANS, May 26, 2019 at 10:56am

According to a study published in The Journal of Physiology, eating a diet with three times the recommended daily intake of linoleic acid might be harmful in pregnancy.
This blood test may help diagnose pre-eclampsia, reveals study

Posted By IANS, April 02, 2019 at 05:42pm

According to a new study, a simple blood test can allow you to detect a common but potentially fatal pregnancy complication which is known as pre-eclampsia.
Night shifts during pregnancy may lead to miscarriage

Posted By IANS, March 26, 2019 at 03:23pm

According to a new study, women who do two or more night shifts a week in pregnancy are at an increased risk of miscarriage.
Pregnancy can put you at the risk of heart disease

Posted By Agencies, January 26, 2019 at 01:40pm

Women who have given birth have a higher chance of developing heart disease and strokes than those who are childless, a new study says.
Flu extremely dangerous for pregnant and etremely obese women, says study

Posted By Agencies, December 19, 2018 at 06:19pm

Pregnant women and the extremely obese are among those at high risk for complications from influenza or flu -- including death -- and should be tested and begin antiviral treatment promptly, according to new guidelines.
What are the symptoms of HELLP syndrome?

Posted By Kristina Das, September 26, 2018 at 06:44am

HELLP syndrome is a series of symptoms that are potentially life-threatening to the mother and the unborn baby. HELLP disorder majorly affects the blood and liver.
Know how smoking harms your unborn baby

Posted By ANI, August 22, 2018 at 01:37pm

The dangers of smoking are many, but the problem gets exponential when pregnant women opt for it as their unborn babies are also at risk.
Pesticides in your body can lead to autism in your child

Posted By Sudhakar Jha, August 17, 2018 at 11:38am

Women who have high levels of an indicator for pesticides in their blood have an increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the study.
Mother's gut holds answer to autism, says study

Posted By ANI, July 20, 2018 at 08:17am

A mother's gut holds the secret to autism-related disorders.
Kolkata: Timely diagnosis saves a young mother from the rarest scar pregnancy

Posted By Editorial Team, May 16, 2018 at 05:32pm

Besides, specialists are also of the opinion that untimely removal of the foetus also inevitably leads to death.
Mumbai woman delivers baby after complicated pregnancy

Posted By Aishwarya Iyer, May 03, 2018 at 12:18pm

After frequent follow ups and conducting a fetal monitoring at 38 weeks, the doctors planned an elective caesarean. Finally, Pratibha delivered a healthy baby of 3.1 kgs last week.
Pregnant women with anaemia twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy

Posted By Agencies, March 22, 2018 at 10:24am

Anaemia -- a condition characterised by the lack of healthy red blood cells -- affects 32 million pregnant women worldwide.
Pregnancy and Kidney disease: how women can overcome challenges

Posted By ANI, March 10, 2018 at 02:44pm

Getting pregnant and starting a family are great experiences but may present challenges even for a normal healthy human being.
Late pregnancy may up risk of infertility in daughters

Posted By Agencies, December 10, 2017 at 12:35pm

The findings showed that female fertility declines with age because genetic damage accumulates in a woman's eggs.
SC grants permission to abort 26-week-old abnormal foetus in landmark case

Posted By Debjani Arora, July 04, 2017 at 10:12am

It's not about a life being terminated. It is about saving one from facing complications after birth and living a poor quality of life.
Obesity can lead to high risk pregnancies

Posted By Agencies, October 16, 2016 at 03:11pm

Obesity among pregnant women is leading to a rise in high-risk pregnancies that may affect both mother and child, a study has found.
Researchers discover new biomarkers that can help detect pre-eclampsia

Posted By Agencies, June 01, 2016 at 12:46pm

Scientists discover 35 new biomarkers that can identify the severe medical condition of eclampsia in pregnant women.
170 kg morbidly obese woman fights all odds to give birth to health baby

Posted By Agencies, June 09, 2015 at 06:51pm