Skin‑To‑Skin Contact After Birth Has Big Benefits, But Only If Skin Is Clean By improving hygiene, one hospital halved infections in newborns.
Mangoes Are Good for Women’s Cardiovascular and Gut Health, Recent Studies Say They steer clear of weighing in on the impact of sugar content.
How to Care for a C‑Section Wound If all goes well, in a few months you should barely know it's there.
New Blood Test Can Predict Preterm Labour More Cheaply Than Sonography There are major implications for childbirth in the developing world.
A PCOS Researcher on Her Latest Findings PCOS may start in the prepubescent brain, and other insights.
India’s Maternal Mortality Rates Dropped Dramatically in Five Years Initiatives to protect the health of pregnant women are paying off.
Vaginal Swabbing During C‑Sections May Not Be Transferring Healthy Microbiome to Babies Antibiotics are the more likely reason C-section babies have altered microbiomes.
Private Cord Blood Banking Is Mostly Ineffective, Says IAP A baby's own cord blood is not likely to be lifesaving.
Women Are Finding Their Own Ways to Manage PCOS What happens when standardized treatments meet a highly individualized, barely understood condition.
Research Clears Milk, Dairy of Contributing to Childhood Obesity Instead, they may actually may have protective benefits for obese kids.
Chemo Not Required for Many Breast Cancer Cases The largest clinical study to date will radically alter treatment protocol in the West.
Vaccines Work Better In Some Parts of the World Than Others Vaccines are safe, but less effective in the developing world. Why?
Grandchildren of Women Treated With DES During Pregnancy More Prone to ADHD The harmful effects of a long-disused drug may stretch across three generations.
Age Is A Critical Factor In Teen Marijuana Use Kids who start smoking pot before age 15 are more likely to have drug problems in adulthood.
Study Finds Vitamins, Popular Supplements Have Few Major Health Benefits Unless you're treating a specific deficiency.
