Study Finds Association Between Metal Exposure and Infant Gut Health in NICU

Research Highlights Impact of Environmental Factors on Neonatal Microbiota A recent study conducted at Hunan Children’s Hospital in China has shed light on a previously underexplored area: the relationship between early metal exposure and the gut microbiota of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Led by a team of researchers, the study investigated how exposure to 12 different metals influences the composition and diversity of gut bacteria in vulnerable newborns. The gut...

Declining Fertility Rates Challenge Retirement Planning and Societal Norms

As per a Report published in Forbes Magazine, Fertility rates are declining globally, particularly in industrialized economies where rates are well below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In the United States, the fertility rate stands at 1.8 children per woman, with a record high percentage of women aged 30-44 choosing not to have children since 1960. Canada reports 1.3 children per woman, Europe had its lowest birth rate since 1960 in 2022,...

The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), a collective of 45,000 doctors across the country, including 1,200 based in the city, has resolved to raise awareness among the masses about the random use of antibiotics for ailments like cough. Overuse of medicines categorised as antimicrobial, including antibiotics and antivirals, increases the risk of the body developing resistance to these medicines. Dr Bela Verma, head of JJ`s paediatric department and a member of IAP said, “For something...

Mentioned in India Book of Records Raksha Jain has donated 160.81 litres of her milk to feed over 5,000 children in need. Raksha Jain has breastfed countless newborns who couldn’t receive their biological mothers’ milk for various reasons In the bustling city of Rajasthan’s Bhilwara, Raksha Jain has set a record that transcends ordinary achievements. Raksha has breastfed countless newborns who couldn’t receive their biological mothers’ milk for various reasons, giving them a precious chance...

Viral Video: Mother Wrapping 5-month-old Premature Baby In A Towel

A child born before the 37th week of pregnancy is a premature baby. The woman is seen holding a tiny baby in her palm. Then, after placing the baby in a cot, she spreads a towel. Pregnancy is a very important phase in a woman’s life. But sometimes they go through various complications during this crucial period. Recently, a similar incident went viral. A woman gave birth to a 5-month-old premature baby and is seen...

Telangana High Court Allows Medical Termination of 12-year-old Rape Survivor’s Pregnancy

The Telangana high court has allowed a 12-year-old girl, a rape survivor, to abort a 26-week foetus and accordingly directed the Superintendent of state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad to terminate the pregnancy. The court also ordered that the termination of pregnancy or surgical procedure, as the case may be, shall be performed by a senior most gynaecologist of the hospital and collect the tissue and blood samples of the foetus for conducting DNA and other...

Orissa High Court Rules Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave

The court observed that a leave of 180 days is granted to female government employees on the adoption of a child up to one year of age in line with maternity leave as admissible to natural mothers for proper care of the adopted child. Mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave as provided to natural mothers. Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the...

Breast Milk From Tobacco?

Breakthrough could pave way for formula milk that more closely replicates health benefits of breastfeeding Scientists have genetically engineered a close relative of the tobacco plant to pump out nutrients found in human breast milk. The technology could pave the way for infant formula milk that more closely replicates health benefits of breastfeeding, according to the team behind the work. The study demonstrated that the genetically modified Nicotiana benthamiana could produce complex sugars called human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)...

Arrested Karnataka woman who did fatal abortion studied till Std 12: Cops

The 40-year-old woman arrested by Karnataka police on Wednesday for allegedly causing the death of a woman during an illegal abortion, had studied only till Std 12. She worked as an ‘aaya’ at a hospital before starting illegal abortions’ business at her house.  Kavita Badannavar aborted the four-month-old foetus of Sonali Kadam, a 32-year-old from Alate village in Kolhapur’s Hatkanangle. Sonali died during the procedure. The case has been transferred to Karnataka’s Bagalkot district as...

Pregnancy posed grave danger to mental health

A Bombay high court bench of Justices N R Borkar and Somasekhar Sundaresan has allowed a 19-year old to abort her 26-week foetus, citing reproductive autonomy. Earlier, a medical board had reviewed her plea for MTP beyond the permissible 24-week deadline. Although the foetus had no abnormalities, the medical board advised termination as the pregnancy posed a “grave danger” to the girl’s mental health. The teen had petitioned the HC on May 27 through advocate...

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