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Government of India has announced an ambitious scheme of providing free and compulsory education to all the children from 6 to 14 years.  Is it practically possible in a country like India with a...

Prompted by studies that showed prolonged exposure to anaesthesia causes brain abnormalities in young animals, researchers at the Mayo Clinic (USA) analyzed the medical records of over 5000 children t...

Researchers at the Cochrane Review who analyzed 21 studies covering nearly 3700 pregnant mothers found that mothers who spent their first stage of labour in an upright position had a shorter first sta...

Pregnant? Congratulations! Pregnancy is a time when your body and you are going through many changes. On top of all this, it is also a time when you get tons of advice from all sides - relatives, frie...

For most pregnancies, labour progresses naturally. The cervix (the narrow part of the uterus between the uterus and top part of the vagina) keeps dilating and becoming thinner and the contractions kee...

An episiotomy is a surgical cut made by the doctor during vaginal birth to enlarge your vaginal opening to help deliver the baby. The cut is made between your vagina and your anus. In India, as in man...

Many times the labour process can be very long, arduous, and complicated. Mothers may experience long and unbearably painful labour or the mother might be too panicky. In these cases, it is best not t...

You are going to be the critical resource for mother-to-be during labour and childbirth (or delivery) Here are some tips you will find useful. If you are taking childbirth classes and want to b...

Most women feel anxious about the pain of labour and delivery.  Many women prepare for this arduous process of labour and delivery beforehand.  But childbirth is different for everyone and h...

Talk to your doctor beforehand, as to when you should call them and when you should go to the hospital. This way you will not be stressed when the time comes. If you think labour has begun, you shoul...

The process of childbirth is usually divided into three stages. First stage The first stage of childbirth is when the labour pains start appearing. This stage begins when real contractions start an...

Kegel exercises (KAY-gul or KEY-gul) can really benefit pregnant women in strengthening pelvic muscles for the arduous feat of childbirth.  These muscles also tone up the pelvic area and help avo...

These tips describe some activities that can help you prepare for labour, delivery and childbirth. Once you reach the third trimester, you should talk to your doctor about labour and delivery d...