France will offer free birth control to all women up to age 25 starting next year, the health minister announced Thursday. The measure will also include free medical visits about contraception, and will start Jan. 1, Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on France-2 television. Birth control was already free for girls up to 18 years […]
Researchers from the £12 million Developing Human Connectome Project have used a novel type of medical imaging to show how different areas of a newborn baby’s brain communicate with each other. Published today in Brain, the study used magnetic resonance images (MRI) with unprecedented resolution from more than 300 healthy babies to define how healthy […]
Health officials from both the US Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday a temporary pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine over concerns about a potential link to a rare type of blood clot in six women who received the vaccine. The […]
The aftermath! Krystal Nielson photographed her postpartum progress less than 24 hours after giving birth to her baby girl. “22 hours post-birth,” the Bachelor in Paradise alum, 33, wrote on her Thursday, April 1, Instagram Story. “I was able to walk 1.5 hours after she was born. Peed no problem. Barely tore and minimal swelling. […]
Showing self-love. Brie Bella praised her postpartum body in a candid Monday, March 22, Instagram post. Emily Ratajkowski, More Celeb Moms Show Postpartum Bodies Days After Birth “The more baby weight I lose, the more my treasure marks from Buddy are showing up,” the Total Bellas star, 37, captioned the social media upload. “[My 7-month-old […]
Ready for round two! Mandy Moore talked about giving birth again two weeks after her and Taylor Goldsmith’s son August’s arrival. This Is Gus! See Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith’s Son’s Baby Album “I’ve said to my husband so many times — and really anyone that has come by that will listen — I’m like, […]
MADRID (Reuters) – The coronavirus lockdown has led to a plunge in the number of monthly births in Spain to the lowest recorded level ever, preliminary statistics showed on Wednesday, matching similar signs of decline elsewhere in Europe. Only 23,226 babies were born in December, 20.4% fewer than in December 2019 and the lowest since […]
Pregnancy progress! Ashley Tisdale has been showing her baby bump since sharing her news in September 2020. The High School Musical star debuted her budding belly in her Instagram reveal with husband Christopher French at the time. The actress cradled her stomach in the social media slideshow. “Just the freaking cutest,” Vanessa Hudgens commented on […]
If I’ve tested positive for COVID-19, what will happen when I give birth? It’s common for expectant parents to have questions about making sure their newborn is healthy during and after delivery in the hospital. But what if you are delivering a baby soon and have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? […]
