Pregnant staff face new wave of bullying in recession
Maternity leave has always been problematic for female professionals. But in the teeth of recession, pregnant women – and working mothers – are under threat as never before. By Kathryn Hopkins and Ruth Sunderland. Read more
Prenatal diet affiliated to ample babies
Mums-to-be who chase an ailing diet during abundance are added acceptable to accord bearing to ample babies and access their approaching child’s accident of developing obesity-related illnesses in after life, new analysis suggests. A abstraction conducted at the University of New South Wales begin a hotlink amid prenatal diet and adolescence obesity, which can aftereffect in greater accident of diabetes and added metabolic disorders. Read more
Study sheds new light on drinking during pregnancy debate
Occasional light drinking of alcohol during pregnancy does not increase a baby’s risk of behavioral difficulties or cognitive deficits, new research suggests. Latest findings from University College London (UCL) show that while heavy drinking can be linked to such developmental problems in infants, consuming one to two units of alcohol a week does not put an unborn child at higher risk. Read more