Page 6 - Pregnancy

How to set up a routine for your baby's sleep? Here're the fundamentals

As the parent, you can aim to set a morning wake-up time, and it should be consistent every day (plus or minus half an hour). Bedtime will be 12 to 13 hours later

Vitamin-B is the key when it comes to pregnancy, says Ranjana Sharma

Specifically, vitamin B6, B9 (Folic acid), and B12 are known to help with pregnancy symptoms and reduce the risk of birth defects.

New AI tool can predict gestational diabetes risk before pregnancy: Report

Researchers have developed an algorithm which can predict the risk of gestational diabetes even before pregnancy, an advance that may lead to lifestyle interventions for reducing high blood sugar which affects nearly one in six pregnant women. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, analysed data on nearly 6,00,000 pregnancies available from Israel's largest health organisation, Clalit Health Services. "Our ultimate goal has been to help the health system take measures so as to prevent diabetes from occurring in pregnancy," said study senior author Eran Segal from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. According to the researchers, gestational diabetes is characterised by high blood sugar levels which occur during pregnancy in women with no history of diabetes. They said the condition occurs in three to nine per cent of all pregnancies, and poses a risk to both the mother and her baby. Generally, the scientists said, gestational diabetes is diagnosed between the

63% pregnant women in rural areas work till delivery, shows survey

The survey found that around a third of the respondents had to borrow or sell assets to meet the post-pregnancy costs

How a Haryana portal keeps a check on women with high-risk pregnancies

This is part of Haryana's ongoing efforts to reduce its maternal mortality ratio (MMR) under India's Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan

Bengaluru's first midwife-based birth centre makes a case for choice

A birthing centre in Bengaluru is helping women make informed decisions about their pregnancy, right down to choosing how they have their baby

Decoding the bill on surrogacy

There are no easy answers to whether outlawing commercial surrogacy is right or wrong in a country like India, where many impoverished women see it as a way to fulfil a financial goal

Some don't heed warnings of acne drug danger during pregnancy conception

iPLEDGE mandates pregnancy test for women who want a prescription for isotretinoin

Autoimmune diseases rising, 75% of those affected are women: Study

Some common symptoms of autoimmune diseases are pain in joints, stiffness, excessive tiredness and headaches

Consuming foods rich in iron does not increase chance of pregnancy: Study

The team analysed data from over 4,600 women, who completed questionnaires every eight weeks for one year or until they conceived

Working in night shifts may increase risk of miscarriage, says report

The study adjusted for maternal age, previous miscarriages, smoking, socioeconomic status, body mass index and other factors

Vigorous exercise, even a trek up Everest, may be safe during pregnancy

The new research undercuts widely held beliefs about strenuous physical training and pregnancy

Diet and exercise may stem weight gain of pregnancy, but should begin early

About 26% of women are overweight when pregnant and 25.6% are obese

Pregnancy discrimination rampant in top US firms

Expecting mothers have been systematically sidelined. They're passed over for promotions and raises. They're fired when they complain

Mother's stress during pregnancy is bad for unborn kid, says study

Mothers reporting high stress had foetuses with a reduced efficiency in how their neural functional systems are organised

One in seven women do not get pregnancy care: National Family Health Survey

The World Health Organization recommends that all pregnant women receive at least four antenatal care (ANC) visits, and that the first such visit should be in the first trimester of pregnancy

Beware, antibacterial chemical in soaps, lotion may harm babies in womb

Exposure to certain chemicals may be harmful to the baby, a study warns

Pregnant? Vitamin B3 can prevent birth defects but don't take it yet

Researchers didn't actually give vitamin B3 to any humans

High sugar intake in pregnancy may increase risk of allergy, asthma in baby

Researchers collected data from almost 9,000 mothers who were pregnant in the early 1990s

Fit & proper: Working women and pregnancy

It is a great idea to take short breaks at work to stretch and release muscle tension