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Womb Disorder Raises Risk of Miscarriage  2015-06-26

Doctors want women with endometriosis to be near specialists during birth… Spoke out after study showed condition raises odds of many complications… Range from miscarriages and premature birth to potentially deadly haemorrhages…

   

Fretting over your weight, Pregnancy?  2015-06-12

Fears about appearing attractive at ovulation 'drive women to eat less'… Other studies show subtle changes in behaviour when fertility is high… Women more likely to dress fashionably and wear revealing clothing… Study done by researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas… 

   

Morning Sickness Pregnant women are 'more likely to Have Children with Speech & Language Delays'  2015-05-15

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) triples risk compared with regular sickness… Behavioural link appears to be due to lack of nutrition in early pregnancy – especially in the first five weeks – rather than medication… Some women with HG lost 5lbs (2.27kg) and needed intravenous fluids… 

   

Pregnant Making Room for Baby  2015-05-08

Animation was made by the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry… It tracks the movement of a woman's internal organs throughout pregnancy… Shows how organs are squeezed and the heart beats faster… 

   

Talking to Baby Bump Really DOES Improve Child's Language  2015-04-10

Babies played recordings of their mother's voice while they were in the womb had larger brains than those who heard only background noise… Their auditory cortex - the brain's language centre - was more developed… Experts theorized speaking or singing to a foetus enhances language skills… Doctors are already advising women to sing or speak to developing babies…