Cellular Signal Can Indicate Labour Pain

A cellular signal in the amniotic fluid around the foetus can tell doctors that a woman is about to go […]

Chinese hospitals prepare for baby boom

Chinese hospitals will be required to add more beds and increase pay for midwives to cope with an expected baby […]

AIIMS to host International Conference on Reproduction, Fertility and Surrogacy

The International Conference on Reproduction, Fertility and Surrogacy, organized by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences will take place […]

Pehel Birthing a New Hope

Dr Jyoti Vajpayee, Global Technical Advisor, Population Services International (PSI) speaks about the significant programmes that they have taken up […]

Bihar State Government Signs MoU with US Firm

The Bihar state government has signed MoU with EngenderHealth, a leading US reproductive health organization. The objective is to give […]

Birth of Hope

The positive response to Sambhav voucher scheme augurs well for pro-poor health policies and programmes in developing countries By Dhirendra […]

Pregnant women with diabetes linked to higher rate of birth defects

Newcastle University, a UK based major research-intensive university, located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England, has published […]

Genetic screening may impede pregnancy among older women

The credibility of genetic screening, which is being thought of as a panacea for the older women opting for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment to have a child, is now under threat.

Launch of

Governments and organizations are uniting in order to launch a new global and unprecedented drive on 26 September, 2007 to cut down maternal and child deaths.

MOBILE PHONE BASED PREGNANCY SUPPORT : Jayanthy Maniam, Kanaga Chenapiah, Chin Chee Ken

[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Being pregnant can be very challenging for mothers especially if they are expecting for the first time.

Free maternal healthcare scheme launched in North India

A scheme titled Coupon Lao; Sehat Pao was launched on 24th January 2007 in seven blocks of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India that will provide free maternal healthcare benefits and pre-pregnancy care to an estimated 8,000 women.

Telemedicine for maternity management in Sacred Heart Women

Sacred Heart Women’s Hospital is extending its expertise in managing high-risk pregnancies into the Florida Panhandle thanks to advances in telemedicine technology.