Gestational diabetes alters the placenta at the molecular level, study reveals
Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely…
‘If men gave birth maternity hospitals would be palaces and we’d get three years off’ – The Irish Times
Aodhán Ó RÃordáin is ending his 40s quite differently to how he began them. “When I turned 40…
Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene fathered nearly 200 children across Europe, investigation finds
London — Sperm from a donor who unknowingly carried a cancer-causing gene has been used to conceive nearly 200…
How pregnancy is being criminalised in post-Roe America
In post-Roe America, prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases accusing people of crimes related to their pregnancies. …
NHS surgeon says certain pregnancy complications can be ‘failures of paternal biology’, so men need preconception too
Pregnancy is often framed as a woman’s sole responsibility, with society quick to blame her body when complications…
Gold medal winning Black Fern Sarah Hirini announces pregnancy, due next year
She was part of the Black Ferns’ 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup winning teams. Hirini also won…
World-first preterm birth prevention program has lowered the rate of early births by about 4,000 a year
Thousands of early births have been avoided with improved outcomes for women and babies, according to analysis of…
Society Insider: All Black Damian McKenzie and Georgia O’Sullivan’s Fiji family holiday before baby announcement
After rerturning from a family holiday in Fiji, Damian McKenzie and Georgia O’Sullivan announced on Wednesday they are…
Scottish woman admits faking pregnancy and baby in elaborate doll hoax
Kira Cousins shared this photo of her “daughter” to Facebook. Photo / Kira Cousins Neave McRobert, a friend…
Fake baby scandal rocks Scots community as young “mum” pretends doll is newborn
Kira Cousins has caused outrage on social media over claims she made her loved-ones believe she had given…
KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Tylenol-Autism Link and Vaccine Policies
Key Findings KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust, fielded a day after the Trump administration…
Woman seeking $350k in damages from Taranaki health provider after pregnancy ended in stillbirth
Failures in the woman’s care Shortly afterwards the woman, who can not be named, raised a complaint with…