pregnancy

Delhi

Pregnancy exceeding 24 weeks: Delhi HC issues guidelines for medical exam of rape victims

New Delhi: Imposing the responsibility of motherhood on a sexual assault victim would amount to denying her the human right to live with dignity, the Delhi High Court has observed while passing…
Mumbai

Bombay HC allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalities

Mumbai: A woman has the right to choose whether to continue her pregnancy or not and the decision is hers and hers alone to make, the Bombay High Court said while allowing…

World

Teenage pregnancy in Philippines declines in past 5 yrs

Manila: Teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15 to 19 in the Philippines declined to 5.4 percent in 2022 from 8.6 percent in 2017, according to official data. The data from the Philippine…
Entertainment

‘Bismillah,’ Writes Gauahar Khan as she announces pregnancy

Mumbai: Tinsel town’s adorable couple Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar are all set for the new addition to their family. Yes, you read that right! They are all set to welcome their…
India

Delhi HC allows termination of pregnancy to woman in her eighth month

New Delhi The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed an eight-month-pregnant woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy. In her petition, the 26-year-old woman mentioned that a cerebral abnormality was found in…
Bangalore

Doctor deciding authority to terminate 25-week pregnancy of teen rape victim: Karnataka HC

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has allowed the termination of a 25-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape victim, subject to the opinion of doctors at a government hospital here. It said, the…
Lifestyle

Most women reduce smoking after knowing about their pregnancy: Study

Chicago: A recent study involving more than 400 pregnant people revealed that smokers who became pregnant reduced their smoking by an average of one cigarette per day before realizing they were pregnant.…

Technology

Apple Watch detects pregnancy before clinical test: Report

San Francisco: An Apple Watch has reportedly been credited with spotting a woman’s pregnancy before she was even aware of it. According to a 34-year-old woman on Reddit, the watch indicated that…
Entertainment

Alia Bhatt and her limitless enthusiasm about pregnancy

New Delhi: Alia Bhatt had announced her pregnancy through social media in June and since then the actress is grabbing the eyeballs about the same. From her maternity outfit, footwear and to…
India

SC: All women entitled to safe and legal abortion

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that unmarried women are also entitled to seek abortion of pregnancy in the term of 20-24 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship. It…
Health

Pregnancy-specific anxiety associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births: Research

Washington: Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don’t, according to new research. The study, which examined the relationship between pregnancy length and different…
World

4 in 5 US pregnancy-related deaths are ‘preventable’: CDC

Los Angeles : Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the US are preventable, according to a new report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report…
Featured News

World’s first “synthetic embryo”: why this research is more important than you think

Melbourne: In what’s reported as a world-first achievement, biologists have grown mouse embryo models in the lab without the need for fertilised eggs, embryos, or even a mouse using only stem cells…
India

Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea of unmarried woman to terminate pregnancy at 23 weeks

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, while refusing to entertain a plea seeking termination of a 23-week pregnancy, observed that the petitioner, a 25-year-old unmarried woman, whose pregnancy arises out of a…
India

Will not permit unmarried woman to terminate pregnancy at 23 weeks: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will not permit an unmarried woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at 23 weeks, saying it virtually amounts to killing the…