Birth

Children born with a low birth weight are less likely to be good at sports at school, or to engage in exercise later in life, a study has found.

The calcium deposits in the amniotic fluid -- the fluid surrounding a foetus -- is the leading cause behind the rupture of the foetal membranes, commonly known as water breaking, and lead to premature birth ...

Study shows that the lifestyle and age of fathers can cause birth defects in their child as well as for the future generations.

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2020 Date: This is the 551st Guru Nanak Birth Anniversary, and here's all you need to know about it.

A new study reveals a specific marker in our genes, which gives us the horoscope by the seasons of birth and shows how it influences so many things in our life.

Abnormalities in interval between pregnancies, mother's body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy and the amount of weight gain in pregnancy can lead to preterm birth, a new study has found.

In a study that could lead to a new therapeutic approach to preventing premature birth, researchers have discovered the critical function of a type of mother's immune cells -- B lymphocytes -- in resisting pre-term ...

Scientists have now discovered that the impact of a gene associated with obesity, largely depends on the birth year of an individual!

A new study, conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, suggests that premature birth may result in weakened connections in brain networks that are linked to attention, communication and the processing of ...

Winter babies and people born in places with shorter days and less sunlight might have a lower risk of developing celiac disease than peers born in warmer regions or seasons, a Swedish study suggests.