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A recent study conducted in mice suggests that specific beneficial bacteria in a pregnant mother’s gut could support healthy ...
A study of children exposed to maternal COVID-19 before birth found no adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes by 2 years and a ...
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The menopause describes the end of a woman's reproductive years, and normally happens around the age of 51. The lead-up to ...
Experts say that healthy lifestyle behaviours, coupled with screening, education and medication to lower the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke, could stop a first stroke.
The implementation of recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) in California was associated with an increase in prenatal cannabis use.
New findings cast some doubt on the notion that there's a direct link between education and the health of the aging brain.
In a paper advocating for improving nutrition in the first 1,000 days, the American Academy of Pediatrics identified 14 key ...
Kayleigh Summers had an amniotic fluid embolism that caused heart and lung failure. She doesn't remember giving birth to her ...
Women around the world experience changes to their mental health during or after pregnancy. Researchers from one Australian university believe they’ve found a crucial ingredient to help combat this.