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Topic: pregnancy

Immune systems of pregnant women differ based on whether they have anxiety, finds US study

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins and Columbia University say this is '1st clear evidence that immune activity differs for pregnant women depending on anxiety status'.

He gave birth, she became a mom: How transgender couple broke barriers to become parents

Kerala couple Zahad and Ziya became India’s first transgender couple to have a biological child this week. But before the happiness, there was heartbreak and struggle.

Courts may ‘allow abortion beyond 24 weeks’ of pregnancy for sexual assault victims: Delhi HC

Single-judge bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma issued guidelines while hearing a petition by a 14-yr-old victim, seeking abortion in the 25th week of her pregnancy.

Pregnancy is a genetic battlefield. Parent genes have conflict of interest

Genetic conflict is a normal part of pregnancy, leading to typical growth and development both during pregnancy and across an individual’s lifetime.

India and US went pro-choice around the same time. Only one strengthened its abortion laws

India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 established women’s right to seek an abortion two years before US Supreme Court judgment in Roe vs Wade.

Who was Jane Roe of Roe v Wade? What overturning of the 1973 judgment means for American women

Under the pseudonym Jane Roe, Norma McCorvey achieved something historic. ThePrint looks at what the '73 judgment said & how SCOTUS’ decision now will change abortion access in US.

Covid during pregnancy doubles babies’ risk of delay in speech, motor skills, study finds

The study could not assess the impact of vaccination because it examined records from pregnancies between March and September of 2020, before Covid shots were available.

Newborns to entreprenuers—Indian hospitals need a perinatal service package. It’s a win-win

Many Indian hospitals don't have in-house physiotherapists or dieticians & most new mothers pay little attention to themselves. But there's a solution.

There’s more than one way to grow a baby

We studied genes involved in pregnancy and live birth in six different live-bearing species.

ANMs unable to detect high-risk pregnancy, but here’s how Assam is fixing it: IAS officer

UNICEF and Assam govt carried out a pilot project in some districts. The main objective was to understand the critical gaps in the state's sub-centres and ANMs.

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Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.