Parents’ psychiatric diagnosis increases risk of preterm birth: Study
A new study has found that babies are more likely to be born prematurely when either their father or mother has had a psychiatric diagnosis.
A new study has found that babies are more likely to be born prematurely when either their father or mother has had a psychiatric diagnosis.
Babies have an increased likelihood of being born prematurely if either their father or mother has a history of psychiatric diagnosis, a new study has shown.
According to research, babies are much more likely to engage in “baby talk” while interacting with artificial things than when…
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee who also heads the health department claimed that so far 19 babies have died in the state.
Oakes, an expert on cognitive development in infancy, said the study highlighted a remarkable ability of babies to adapt
"We actually know the results would have been similar if it hadn't been for the pandemic."
'New mothers and newborns will be greeted by harsh realities,' UNICEF said, adding they include global containment measures such as lockdowns and curfews; health centres overwhelmed with response efforts, et cetera.
The experts will study around 80,000 women recruited from three major hospitals in south India - the Bangalore Medical College, the Madras Medical College and the Calicut Medical College.
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A quarter of global neonatal deaths happen in India where nearly 600,000 newborns die within 28 days of their birth…
