Maternal Health
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Maternal Health Awareness Day: 5 health concerns many pregnant women raise during check-ups
Health | Jan 23, 2026, 05:22 PM ISTFrom low haemoglobin to fatigue and emotional changes, doctors explain the everyday health concerns pregnant women often raise during clinic visits.
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Maternal Health Awareness Day 2025: Expert shares essential prenatal and postnatal care tips
Health | Jan 22, 2025, 07:20 PM ISTFor this Maternal Health Awareness Day, it is time to care for those who bring us into the world and make their journey easier and smoother, bringing awareness and empowering new mothers everywhere around the world.
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Maternal Health Awareness Day 2024: Post-delivery precautionary tips for mothers
Health | Jan 23, 2024, 03:56 PM ISTMaternal Health Awareness Day 2024 is a day to recognise the challenges faced by expectant and new mothers, such as access to quality healthcare, proper nutrition, and support for mental health.
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Seeking help sooner is better for mums and kids, suggests maternal health study
Lifestyle | Jun 22, 2020, 10:26 AM ISTThere is a higher risk of behavioural problems and poor development with the babies of mothers who suffer from long-term depression, suggest the findings of a study that analysed depression levels in 892 mothers and the development and behaviour of 9
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Maternal, infant health improves in India: Study
India | Oct 28, 2019, 01:29 PM ISTCommunity-based health programmes in parts of India, Ethiopia and Nigeria have been successful in improving health care for mothers and newborns, but inequities still exist, says a new study.
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Maternal high blood sugar linked to obesity risk in kids
Health | Sep 16, 2018, 05:31 PM ISTThe higher the woman's blood sugar, the greater the risk of her child being obese.
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High sugar consumption during pregnancy can increase the risk of Asthma in kids
Lifestyle | Jul 06, 2017, 02:22 PM ISTTaking too much sugar during pregnancy can double the chance of asthma in your kid.
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Daily dose of aspirin during first trimester of pregnancy reduce risk of preeclampsia
Lifestyle | Jun 29, 2017, 01:15 PM ISTThe results show that aspirin can prevent preeclampsia in high risk pregnancies
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Fever during pregnancy may up the risk of autism in baby
Lifestyle | Jun 14, 2017, 06:25 PM ISTMaternal fever can up the risk of autism in babies by 34%
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Maternal sleep apnea can increase the risk of birth defects in newborns
Lifestyle | Jun 04, 2017, 11:48 AM ISTMaternal sleep apnea in expecting mother can increase the risk of birth defects and resuscitation.
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Meet Kaushalya, the 58 year old worker safeguarding maternal health since 31 years in Himachal villages
India | Apr 23, 2016, 05:10 PM ISTChamba (Himachal Pradesh): In spite of advancing years, health worker Kaushalya, whose name roughly translates into "ability to do something well", is showing the light to women in one of the remotest areas of Chamba
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A maternal death every 10 min in India, likely to miss MDG says UN
India | Jul 02, 2012, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 2: India is likely to miss the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) related to maternal health as one maternal death is being reported every 10 minutes in the country now.India recorded around 57,000