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Pregnancy: Stress During Pregnancy Can Lead To Gut Health Issues In Baby; Here's What To Do
It is essential to prioritise self-care during pregnancy to not only care for yourself but also for the health and development of your baby.
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Why Women Should Avoid Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy could effect the child's cognitive abilities, says a study
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National Health Policy And Challenges Of Saving India's Mothers And Babies
Policies lay down the intent and provide the direction. Viewed within this framework, the recently announced National Health Policy has articulated an ambitious vision of saving lives, promoting wellness and aiming to provide every citizen access good quality health care. What does it say? Similar to the National Health Policy 2002, the National He...
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Analysis: Why India Cannot Follow New WHO Guidelines To Protect Mothers
By Devanik Saha /IndiaSpend India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline released last November. Is India ready to implement this and other new guidelines to protect its mothers? It is not, an analysi...
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Babies Need 5 Times More Nutrition During The First 1,000 Days, Say Doctors
New Delhi: For the first 1,000 days after birth, that is, till about three years of age, an infant needs five times more nutrition. Failing to provide so may lead to impaired cognition that is irreversible in nature, the doctors said. According to the doctors, one of the most critical elements in the baby’s nutrition is iron. It not only helps i...
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Dr Atul Gawande Explains Simple, Effective Ways To Bring Down Child Mortality in India
Davos, Switzerland: One in 20 babies die at the time of birth in Uttar Pradesh while less than 1 in 500 babies die in the rest of the world, said Dr Atul Gawande, surgeon, and author of ‘Being Mortal’ in an exclusive conversation with NDTV’s Prannoy Roy. Dr Gawande, who is based in the United States, is working on a project in 25 districts of...
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Maternal Diabetes May Up Health Risks In Babies: Study
London: Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes or pre-gestational diabetes (prior to pregnancy) may be at an increased risk of developing malformations, abnormal size, jaundice and low blood sugar, says a new study. “Both gestational diabetes and pre-gestational diabetes in pregnancy are associated with worse neo-natal outcomes compared...
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Rare surgery saves mother, baby in womb
A woman who was six months pregnant underwent a life-saving surgery at a city hospital that managed to ensure not just the safety of her child and herself, but also that she could walk within two days. Sarah, a resident of Nagercoil, hailed from a family of doctors.
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Pregnancy: Stress During Pregnancy Can Lead To Gut Health Issues In Baby; Here's What To Do
It is essential to prioritise self-care during pregnancy to not only care for yourself but also for the health and development of your baby.
-
Why Women Should Avoid Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy could effect the child's cognitive abilities, says a study
-
National Health Policy And Challenges Of Saving India's Mothers And Babies
Policies lay down the intent and provide the direction. Viewed within this framework, the recently announced National Health Policy has articulated an ambitious vision of saving lives, promoting wellness and aiming to provide every citizen access good quality health care. What does it say? Similar to the National Health Policy 2002, the National He...
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Analysis: Why India Cannot Follow New WHO Guidelines To Protect Mothers
By Devanik Saha /IndiaSpend India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline released last November. Is India ready to implement this and other new guidelines to protect its mothers? It is not, an analysi...
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Babies Need 5 Times More Nutrition During The First 1,000 Days, Say Doctors
New Delhi: For the first 1,000 days after birth, that is, till about three years of age, an infant needs five times more nutrition. Failing to provide so may lead to impaired cognition that is irreversible in nature, the doctors said. According to the doctors, one of the most critical elements in the baby’s nutrition is iron. It not only helps i...
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Dr Atul Gawande Explains Simple, Effective Ways To Bring Down Child Mortality in India
Davos, Switzerland: One in 20 babies die at the time of birth in Uttar Pradesh while less than 1 in 500 babies die in the rest of the world, said Dr Atul Gawande, surgeon, and author of ‘Being Mortal’ in an exclusive conversation with NDTV’s Prannoy Roy. Dr Gawande, who is based in the United States, is working on a project in 25 districts of...
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Maternal Diabetes May Up Health Risks In Babies: Study
London: Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes or pre-gestational diabetes (prior to pregnancy) may be at an increased risk of developing malformations, abnormal size, jaundice and low blood sugar, says a new study. “Both gestational diabetes and pre-gestational diabetes in pregnancy are associated with worse neo-natal outcomes compared...
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Rare surgery saves mother, baby in womb
A woman who was six months pregnant underwent a life-saving surgery at a city hospital that managed to ensure not just the safety of her child and herself, but also that she could walk within two days. Sarah, a resident of Nagercoil, hailed from a family of doctors.
