Pregnancy Age Study

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  Eating Vegetables During Pregnancy Could Influence Your Child's Food Choices: Study

  Eating a variety of foods may also help expose babies to a wider range of flavours naturally. The new study suggests that vegetable exposure during pregnancy may influence how children respond to certain foods years later.

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  Want To Live Longer? Scientists Say The 'Ideal' Number Of Children May Be 2 Or 3

  Research tracking nearly 15,000 women suggests family size and pregnancy timing may influence ageing and lifespan.

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  Study Shows Birth Outcome Of Freezing Eggs As Effective As Regular IVF

  Success rates of freezing eggs are comparable to those obtained by normal in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and are subject to the same variables of female age and embryo quality, according to a study.

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  Pregnancy May Accelerate Biological Ageing In Young Women, Says Study

  The study's author said, "Strong medical, social and nutritional support for new moms is always the best policy over the long run," he said.

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  Warning Mothers Against Sugary Drinks May Counter Child Obesity 

  Childhood obesity is a rising concern for various parents. A new study, published in the Journal 'Academic Pediatrics', suggests that educating parents, especially mothers, with basic facts about the effects of drinking sugary drinks during pregnancy and childhood (before age two) may help developing strategies to reduce childhood obesity.

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  Sperm Count 50% Lower In Men Whose Fathers Smoke: Study

  Men whose fathers smoked at the time of pregnancy had 50 per cent lower count of sperms than those with non-smoking fathers.

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  Young Mothers May Be More Likely to Indulge in Risky Drinking, Says Study

  A new study, published in Journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, suggests that drinking too much during or even after your pregnancy can harm your health.

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  Here's Why Older Women May Turn Out To Be Better Mothers

  While some may link late pregnancies with certain complications, a new study conducted by Aarhus University in Denmark indicates that children from older mothers may be more well-behaved and emotionally stable.

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  Anti-Anxiety Hormones Could Spark Post Pregnancy Depression

  According to a study, a woman with an allopregnanolone hormone level of about 3.75 nanograms per milli-liter had a 33 per cent likelihood of developing the disorder.

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  Poor Maternal Nutrition Can Cause Early Ageing of Baby's Heart

  Children born to mothers who were undernourished during pregnancy are more likely to suffer early ageing of the heart, a research has showed.

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  Younger Pregnant Women More Prone to Strokes: Study

  According to a study, pregnancy in young women may increase the risk of stroke as compared to their older counterparts of childbearing age.

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  Young Pregnant Women More At Risk Of Stroke: Study

  Pregnancy in young women may increase the risk of stroke as compared to their older counterparts of childbearing age, a study has found.

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  One in Eight Women Infertile in Britain: Study

  The findings showed that the prevalence of infertility was highest among women aged 35-44 years and among men aged 35-54.

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  Late Pregnancy Increases Stroke, Heart Attack Risk: Study

  Are you 40 and planning to go the family way? Get proper medical attention first as, according to researchers, women who delay their pregnancy until age 40 or older face a greater risk of stroke and heart attack than women who become pregnant at a younger age.

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  Genetics Plays Role in Deciding at What Age Women Have First Child, Says Study

  Delayed motherhood has often been ascribed to sociological factors, but new findings show a genetic component, which also links to number of children.