
British medical experts are raising concerns about the underrepresentation of women in clinical studies, The Guardian reports, with male-only trials outnumbering female-focused research by 67 per cent. Healthcare...

While breastfeeding has many benefits for a mother and her baby, it has one major drawback: It’s incredibly difficult to know how much milk the baby...

Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology company, has announced findings from a newly published comparative study of single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) devices in caesarean section...

Scientists have developed a lactation pad equipped with sensing technology that allows parents of newborns to monitor breast milk in real time. The work shows that...

Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational achievement, economic success, and health and...

A Cambridgeshire hospital trust has teamed up with a local product innovation consultancy to develop an advanced AI feature for an innovative hand-held newborn eye screening device....

Age, economic status, number of children and religiosity — are the key predictors of LGB parents’ desire to expand their families, new research has found. In...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help sonographers identify any abnormalities at the 20-week pregnancy screening scan almost twice as quickly, without reducing the accuracy or reliability of...

A recent study has highlighted the importance of the emotional bond that a mother establishes with her child during pregnancy. The study team followed 160 young,...

Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy but no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure face an increased risk of developing...