23 August 2021

Survey finds pregnant women do well with COVID vaccine

A survey of more than 17,000 pregnant and lactating individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine showed that the individuals did...

Read More
20 August 2021

Medical college calls on government to ban virginity testing and hymenoplasty

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is calling on the Government to introduce a ban on virginity testing...

Read More
18 August 2021

The Portland Hospital announces acquisition of The Birth Company

The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, part of HCA Healthcare UK, has announced the acquisition of The Birth Company, a practice...

Read More
16 August 2021

Researchers identify new gene variants that cause hypertension in pregnant women

An international study, led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and St Bartholomew's Hospital, has found a unique...

Read More
29 July 2021

Campaigners call for UK preconception health strategy as new research finds troubling trends in women’s lifestyles while trying for a baby

New research [1] from UK pregnancy charity Tommy’s shows most women still consume harmful substances like alcohol and caffeine while trying...

Read More
27 July 2021

Breastfeeding, even for a few days, linked to lower blood pressure in early childhood

Babies who were breastfed, even for a few days, had lower blood pressure as toddlers and these differences in blood...

Read More
19 July 2021

No sign of COVID-19 vaccine in breast milk

Messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 were not detected in human milk, according to a small study by UC San Francisco,...

Read More
14 July 2021

Geography determines survival for babies born with birth defects across the world

Survival for a baby born with a birth defect – otherwise known as a congenital anomaly – is dependent on...

Read More