
London: To-be-moms please take note: Women who opt for a home birth for their first baby are almost three times more likely to suffer complications than if they go to hospital, a landmark study has found. The largest ever study, conducted by Oxford University involving more than 65,500 births in the UK, also found that up to half of first-time mothers were transferred to hospital while in labour from home...

07:33 PM, Nov 26, 2011

Algiers: Muammar Gaddafi became a grandfather again on Tuesday when his daughter Aisha gave birth to a girl within hours of fleeing across Libya's desert border into Algeria, officials said. Algerian officials highlighted the plight of the expectant mother in explaining a decision to give refuge to the fugitive Libyan ex-leader's wife and three of her children on Monday, a move denounced by the country's new rulers as an act...

03:31 AM, Aug 31, 2011

On this week's episode, share the experience and explore the amazing journey to the pregnancy. ...

06:01 PM, Sep 19, 2010

WHO reported one in five deliveries in India is Cesarean. ...

11:36 AM, Jan 18, 2010

While IVF costs over a lakh, INVO can be managed within 30,000 INR. ...

03:17 PM, Mar 09, 2009

The first 3 to 7 days will be critical for the infants, doctors said. ...

12:37 PM, Jan 27, 2009

Should child birth be natural, or stage managed. The debate continues. ...

03:52 PM, Aug 27, 2008

Kids fathered by over-45s are twice as likely to die before adulthood, research finds. ...

01:18 PM, Jun 01, 2008

Hannah Kersey gave birth to the girls - two identical twins delivered from one womb and a single baby from the other. ...

08:36 AM, Dec 23, 2006

Every year nearly 6,000 Nepali women and 30,000 children die because of unsafe childbirth and neonatal practices. ...

08:45 PM, Dec 18, 2006