Tricked and uninformed : Why so many young girls in Kenya are getting pregnant

About 1 in 5 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 have begun having children

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

There has not been a new form of male birth control since no-scalpel vasectomy in 1980s

Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother’s immune system not to attack developing fetus

How does the immune system generally learn what to attack and what not to attack? A study tries to find out 

Abortion in India: Experts call for changes

Even as the government puts finishing touches to changes in India’s old abortion law, experts say change is the need of the hour

SC order on abortion strengthens body autonomy, but still a long way to go, say experts

Unmarried woman allowed to end pregnancy at 24 weeks; Might be a precedent for future cases

Tobacco use during pregnancy: A threat to motherhood

Safe motherhood includes all measures to ensure women receive adequate care & stay healthy throug childbirth; the outcome being a healthy …

This is what happens to a baby’s body during birth

A new paper reveals just how much a baby’s head is pushed and distorted during delivery

COVID -19 second wave affecting more pregnant women in India, says doctors

COVID-19 disruptions caused 1.4 million unintended pregnancies: Study

An estimated 12 million women faced this disruption to family planning services for a duration of 3.6 months on an average  

Adolescent fertility rate, teenage pregnancies decline in Indian states: NFHS-5

Tripura records the highest adolescent fertility rate for women aged 15-19 years; Goa the least

Heat exposure during pregnancy can lead to severe maternal morbidity: Study

Long-term heat exposure was linked with a 27% increase in the risk of severe maternal morbidity

Decline in adolescent pregnancies ‘alarmingly slow’ in developing countries: UN

Central & southern Asia has one of the highest likelihoods of rapid repeat pregnancies 

Study reveals link between teenage pregnancy and child stunting

Adolescent mothers were more likely to be anaemic compared with adult mothers and anaemia was associated with reduced child growth, find the study

Just 12% women in Nigeria used modern contraceptive methods: Report

Over 83 per cent women in Nigeria were not using any contraceptive methods for pregnancy prevention in 2018

The Tokyo Olympics will be the games of all mothers

Now that pregnancy no longer marks the end of an athlete’s career, many elite athletes not only return to sport, but go on to break …

Pregnancy during COVID-19 lockdown: How the pandemic has affected new mothers

What happens when an expectant mother’s in-person social network shrinks or disappears overnight?  

Government proposes a ban on commercial surrogacy

The new Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, allows surrogacy only in the case of married couples with medically proven infertility

Over 15 years of incentivised institutional delivery: Has it ensured safe births?

The nine focus states continue to have the highest MMR

India has ignored infertility for too long

India has a history of coercive family planning which ignored infertility. A shift in focus will help women’s health.  

Study finds mechanism for mother-child transmission of immunity to chickenpox

New finding takes understanding on how babies are protected against infections such as chickenpox to a different level

PM Matruvtva Vandana Yojna: Full benefit for mere 14% pregnant women

Current scheme goes against National Food Security Act, activists allege; seek Rs 6,000 minimum benefit

Delivering business

What the increase in caesarean operations worldwide tells us about the science and politics of birthing

Study underlines air pollution link to increased risks of pre-term birth, birth weight and pregnancy complications

Singleton pregnancies in 2000-2015 in Kansas, US examined

Vaccination for pregnant women in India

World Diabetes Day: Family key for its detection & prevention

The theme for World Diabetes Day 2018 and 2019 is family and diabetes