WOMEN face a great risk to their own health during pregnancy. A joint study conducted by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization highlights the normally

There is striking new evidence that the lollier pollier the expectant mom, the more the chance of the kid being born with severe abnormalities

New research findings show that adequate intake of calcium is a remedy for anxiety and high blood pressure related conditions in many expecting women

Certain sensors in the mother's immune system are desensitised to make it possible for her body to accept the :lien' within: her child

Women keen on motherhood are being advised to cut down their intake of coffee. A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University in the US found that women who consume 300 mg

Women who might lose their ability to conceive be it due to the inevitable menopause or a damage to their ovaries caused by radiation or chemothitapy may still have a chance to become mothers. Removal of their ovaries and reimplanting apart of

Scientists in the US have taken significant strides in solving the mysteries surrounding human birth. Their achievements answer questions related to fertility in women which would make it easier for them to conceive

China now wants to ensure birth of only healthy babies. It has adopted a law on Maternal and Infant Health Care, designed to "improve the quality of births". The law aims to upgrade maternity and

After years of discrimination, American women have won the right of equal representation in clinical research projects.

Loose regulation, now blamed for ills ranging from the US financial crisis to imports of tainted Chinese goods, is drawing increasing fire from opponents of the Bush administration's environment program.

In the final months of President George W. Bush's two terms in office, criticism about the use of regulation instead of legislation to craft environmental policy has grown louder.