Babies
- World
China aims to increase population, offers women perks for having babies
Beijing: In a bid to increase its population and further help the country’s labour force, China is giving incentives such as tax and housing credits, educational benefits and even cash to encourage…
- Technology
New smartphone app to detect jaundice in babies shows promise
London: A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study. The…
- India
Railway launches ‘baby berths’ for passengers travelling with kids
New Delhi: To make train journey more comfortable for women passengers travelling with infants, the railways has fitted foldable “baby berths” on the side of lower main berths of the Lucknow Mail…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two infants die at Niloufer hospital, protests erupt
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident on March 1st, two newborn babies died in a short span of time causing protests at the Niloufer hospital in Hyderabad. The parents alleged negligence from hospital…
- Health
Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies, study finds
Edinburgh: Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, a…
- Lifestyle
Babies in trailers exposed to higher levels of pollutants than parents: Study
Surrey: Could anyone fathom that an innocent activity like taking one’s infant in a bicycle trailer can expose it to pollutants? According to research from the University of Surrey, babies and children…
