Tag: babies
Poor healthcare access afflicts babies, moms in Asia and the world
According to a report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), there were approximately five million under-five (children under the age of five) deaths in 2021. About 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same […]
Rising air pollution: bad air days for pregnant moms, babies
Air pollution is hazardous to one’s health. However, expectant mothers must exercise extra caution because air pollution will not only harm her health but also that of her child. Air quality in Asia is deteriorating over time. According to an […]
Pregnant women pass along protective COVID antibodies to their babies
New research has found that the protective antibodies pregnant women make against COVID-19 are often passed on to their foetuses – conveying natural immunity, amongst other benefits. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine also suggest that vaccinating mothers-to-be may also have […]
Babies treated in the womb for obesity
UNITED KINGDOM – More than 400 pregnant moms will take anti-obesity pills in a new study aimed at creating smaller babies and lowering the risk for Caesarean sections. The three-year study will be completed at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital in […]
