Lower Birth Weight

A new research suggests that vitamin D supplements are linked to a lower risk of fetal or infant mortality. But that's not all, a woman needs many other nutrients during pregnancy which can contribute to her and the baby's overall health.

When a child is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, it is termed as preterm birth. Here's how you can lower your risk of preterm birth.

The study showed that children born with only a little too low birth weight have more cognitive difficulties, such as lower verbal IQ and poorer attention and coordination abilities in comparison to children born with normal birth weight.

According to celebrity trainer Vinod Channa, Shilpa Shetty's weight loss is one of the best instances of post-pregnancy transformation.

Children and pregnant women are extremely prone to risks of air pollution

Women who were born with a lower birth weight and also experienced a stressful pregnancy are likely to be at an increased risk of developing long-term health problems, finds a new study.

A pregnant woman's exposure to reduced precipitation and an increased number of very hot days may result in lower birth weight of the child, according to researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

Getting a flu shot during pregnancy appears to offer some protection from premature births and low birth weight babies.

Obese or overweight women have a lower risk of delivering prematurely than the normal weight or underweight women.

Adolescents with low birth weight, defined as less than 4.4 lbs. have lower IQ scores than other teens and are also more likely to have movement problems.

According to a new and striking finding, problems associated with very low birth weight infants (those weighing less than 1500 g) have now reached young adulthood. A study of young adults born at very low birth weights suggests that certain deficits, such as lower IQ and academic achievement, persist beyond childhood. The researchers followed ver...

A new research suggests that vitamin D supplements are linked to a lower risk of fetal or infant mortality. But that's not all, a woman needs many other nutrients during pregnancy which can contribute to her and the baby's overall health.

When a child is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, it is termed as preterm birth. Here's how you can lower your risk of preterm birth.

The study showed that children born with only a little too low birth weight have more cognitive difficulties, such as lower verbal IQ and poorer attention and coordination abilities in comparison to children born with normal birth weight.

According to celebrity trainer Vinod Channa, Shilpa Shetty's weight loss is one of the best instances of post-pregnancy transformation.

Children and pregnant women are extremely prone to risks of air pollution

Women who were born with a lower birth weight and also experienced a stressful pregnancy are likely to be at an increased risk of developing long-term health problems, finds a new study.

A pregnant woman's exposure to reduced precipitation and an increased number of very hot days may result in lower birth weight of the child, according to researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

Getting a flu shot during pregnancy appears to offer some protection from premature births and low birth weight babies.

Obese or overweight women have a lower risk of delivering prematurely than the normal weight or underweight women.

Adolescents with low birth weight, defined as less than 4.4 lbs. have lower IQ scores than other teens and are also more likely to have movement problems.

According to a new and striking finding, problems associated with very low birth weight infants (those weighing less than 1500 g) have now reached young adulthood. A study of young adults born at very low birth weights suggests that certain deficits, such as lower IQ and academic achievement, persist beyond childhood. The researchers followed ver...