The state initiating an inquiry against an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic that allegedly duped a childless couple has raised concerns whether stringent regulations for nursing homes and clinics offering Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) need to be brought in.

The staffs of health and family planning department have been asked to make all-out efforts to ensure safe motherhood in the country.

Long-term impacts of drinking chlorinated water on the incidence of cancers and miscarriages were assessed in a population-based cross sectional study conducted in the two campus communities of IIT Kanpur (IITK) and IIT Kharagpur (IITKgp). IITK has been using untreated groundwater since the community was established in 1963, while IITKgp has been using chlorinated water for more than 30 years.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday launched an initiative to strengthen the Menstrual Regulation (MR) programme to reduce maternal mortality in Bangladesh. The objectives of this programme are to ensure quality of MR and to share the knowledge of safe motherhood. WHO has invited interested NGOs working on MR and research institutions to submit concept notes and project proposals. Independent experts will be awarded grants through a competitive process.

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In this retrospective cohort study the authors examined whether PCE (Prenatal Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene) contamination of public drinking-water supplies in Massachusetts influenced the birth weight and gestational duration of children whose mothers were exposed before the child's delivery.

Here's another reason to ensure your home is lead-free. Exposure to the toxic element during development makes people more likely to get into trouble with the law as adults.

the prime minister's commitment to tackle malnutrition among children by promoting breastfeeding seems to be hollow. The cabinet has agreed to increase maternity benefit allowance for working women

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The high maternal and infant mortality rate prevalent in Assam is a matter of grave concern. Notwithstanding some positive interventions made at government level, both the indices

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