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…
- Health
Study examines how COVID-19 can impact pregnant women, their babies
Washington: A new study has found that pregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the foetus, and the newborn. The study has been…
- Bangalore
Report on death of infants after vaccination submitted to Karnataka CM
Belagavi: Belagavi District Commissioner M. G. Hiremath on Wednesday said that he had submitted the preliminary investigation report to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in the case of the death of three babies…
- Bangalore
Death of 3 babies in Belagavi: Karnataka CM seeks report
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has sought a comprehensive investigation report in the case related to the death of three children in the limits of the Salahalli Primary Health Centre in Ramdurg taluk…
- Health
Smoking during pregnancy linked to smaller babies in future: Study
Washington: Researchers have found that smoking at the start of pregnancy may link to having a smaller baby in future pregnancies. The study has been published in ‘PLOS One Journal’. The findings…
