Understanding the prevalence and factors associated with preterm births is critical for effective interventions.
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Adolescent girls living in low-income urban informal settlements face challenges that elevate their susceptibility to early childbearing.
Your estimated due date isn’t always accurate but can impact the care you receive.
Amid the fanfare about a new medication for postpartum depression, it’s important to remember that PPD is underdiagnosed and undertreated, and that safe and effective treatments already exist.
High quality antenatal care can improve maternal health in West and Central Africa by identifying and addressing underlying problems that can cause pregnancy complications.
Understanding how pregnancy changes some of the body’s fundamental systems could help treat cancer and other diseases.
A new study warns that while active smoking is rare among pregnant women in developing countries, their exposure to secondhand smoke is a major public health crisis.
Women are often encouraged to “eat for two” during pregnancy. While this is right in terms of eating to meet both mum’s and baby’s needs, it doesn’t mean doubling her total food and energy intake. The…
Having a baby with a first cousin more than doubles the risk of congenital problems such as heart and lung defects, cleft palettes and extra fingers, according to the largest study of its kind in the UK…
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