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TopicPregnant women

Topic: pregnant women

Trump’s claim linking autism to Tylenol use by pregnant women sparks debate

US President has also questioned existing childhood vaccine protocols, calling for delays in administration of vaccines like the hepatitis B shot, which is currently given to newborns.

Centre, Yogi govt at odds over new ultrasound norm for pregnant women at UP private hospitals

Last year, UP govt decided to offer e-Rupee vouchers worth Rs 300 to pregnant women for ultrasound in pvt diagnostic centres. This year's revision in rates has come under Centre's lens.

‘Pregnant person’ — not just women, trans men & others can also be with child, says Supreme Court

Bench led by CJI has used term 'pregnant persons' in judgment & explained why. Last year, CJI had stoked controversy by observing that there was no absolute concept of man or woman.

Andhra has 3rd highest C-section rate in India. How it’s trying to reverse trend, with midwives at helm

Pan-India, C-section increasingly becoming an elective surgery rather than one driven by medical necessity. A state govt pilot project, which has kicked off in Tenali, aims to change this.

Chennai startup finds a solution for ‘overqualified housewives’. No more motherhood penalty

Women brilliant in academics and jobs are forced to sit at home after giving birth. So, 30-yr-old Sankari from Chennai created a platform that provides jobs to women paying 'motherhood penalty'.

Pregnancy doesn’t always save women from death row, like in Jawan. It’s a double-edged sword

Deepika Padukone’s pregnant character in Jawan gets five-year relief from hanging. In real life, a judge told Shabnam Ali: 'You are also a mother. But you didn't show any mercy.’

7 months pregnant woman accuses in-laws, husband of setting her on fire in Bawana, Delhi

Delhi Commission for Women chief on Monday, issued a notice to Delhi police seeking details of the FIR & arrest of the accused. Delhi Police has said that no arrest has been made yet.

1.4 million unplanned pregnancies were reported in 2021. Put women’s healthcare on priority

Sexual and reproductive ill-health accounts for one-third of the global burden of disease among women of reproductive age. We need to act fast.

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.

Pregnant woman injured in Russian attack on Ukraine maternity hospital dies with baby

Russia claimed Ukraine had armed the maternity hospital to use as base, Ukraine President called the hospital offensive ‘genocide’.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.