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Healthy timing, spacing between pregnancies crucial for women's health: MoS Patel
Adequately spaced pregnancies can significantly improve maternal and child health outcomes, Union M…
PTI
Sometimes I think I love my mother-in-law more than I love my husband. She appreciates my hard work.
During my pregnancy, I remember how I desperately wanted my mother to be with me, but since my pare…
Kimberly Delarosa
India's population reaches 144 crore, to double in 77 years: UNFPA report
India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore, with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket…
PTI
I had a heart attack days after giving birth. Doctors dismissed my symptoms, but advocating for my health saved my life.
Alexis Hall had given birth days before when she noticed her hands and feet were swollen. She had t…
Kelly Burch
Community-led nutrition initiatives in rural India can boost diet diversity, empower women, says study
The qualitative study by NGO Vitamin Angels India and supported by UNICEF, conducted across several…
PTI
A guaranteed basic income program helped a millennial afford a crib for her newborn when her income dipped during maternity leave
Tatiana Lopez, 39, is a new mom. She's receiving a $500 monthly guaranteed basic income through Fli…
Allie Kelly
I sacrificed my honeymoon and almost cut my maternity leave short for work. I've learned to prioritize my family and set boundaries.
Kari Shafenberg worked long hours to prove herself and try to avoid layoffs. After having a baby, s…
Ella Hopkins
My grandmothers had a 24-year age gap. The difference in our relationships taught me youth and health aren't the same.
My grandmothers had a 24-year age gap. Our relationships were different; I was closer with the olde…
Kelly Burch
Over 35,000 women fled Texas to get abortions in 2023
Everything is bigger in Texas. That includes the number of patients who had to leave the state to g…
Katie Balevic
'Boy Meets World' actor Trina McGee is pregnant at 54. More women are having children at the age when menopause can happen.
Trina McGee, known for playing Angela Moore in "Boy Meets World," is pregnant at 54. While uncommon…
Serafina Kenny
Planning a kid? Timing the maternity cover will stand you in good stead
The arrival of a newborn is certainly one of the happiest moments of a couple’s life. However, mate…
A pregnant woman did a maternity photo shoot in the hospital in 10 minutes, hours before giving birth
A pregnant woman's Etsy dress arrived just in time for a fun maternity photo shoot hours before she…
Jane Ridley
Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South Asia, says a recent study
According to the joint analysis, every year, nearly 6,500 adolescent girls die in childbirth in Sou…
PTI
I spent over $50,000 on IVF treatments. Eventually, one of my sisters donated her eggs, and the other was my surrogate.
A woman tried IVF treatments for five years. She became a mom after one sister donated her eggs and…
Jane Ridley
One couple packed up an RV and drove 1,300 miles to give birth in Virginia to escape the high Black maternal mortality rate in Texas
As the maternal mortality crisis continues to worsen in the US, some Black women are crossing state…
Brianna Holt
A new documentary shows how dire the maternal mortality crisis is. Everyone needs to watch it.
The "Born Free: Birth in America" documentary was released 15 years after Ricki Lake's "The Busines…
Jennifer Barton
Allyson Felix said getting pregnant is known as 'the kiss of death' for Olympic track and field athletes
"I feared the career I worked so hard to build would disappear just like that," said Felix, the mos…
Allana Akhtar
'Father of Modern Gynecology' J. Marion Sims performed dangerous 'experiments' on enslaved Black women without the use of anesthesia
His actions are a part of a troubling history of medical experimentation on Black Americans.
Brianna Holt
There will be an 'unprecedented spike' in maternal mortality if a Trump-appointed judge bans the abortion pill, Democratic attorneys general argue
Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in Texas who is hearing the abortion case, has been described…
Charles R. Davis
Waiting periods in health insurance policies: What the policyholder needs to know
The purpose of health insurance is to cover us in case of any medical procedure or emergency. But t…