9+ hour, 41+ min ago  (410+ words) MEDIA practitioner Mohammad Hafiz, 36, admits that he is always anxious when driving with his children and has made it a personal habit to check the back of the car whenever he parks. As the daycare centre his daughter goes to…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (419+ words) New evidence has reinforced the link between use of the antiseizure drug valproate during pregnancy to neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism in those children. The findings published in The BMJ medical journal on March…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (280+ words) CEBU CITY, (Philippines): More married women in Central Visayas have opted not to have children, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). At least 54. 7 per cent of women in the region expressed not wanting any children, the 2025 National…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (494+ words) Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE, CHOW HOW BAN and R. ARAVINTHAN FOR most eager-to-be mothers, the news of conception is one of unbridled joy and fanfare, as is the case for actress Nelydia Senrose, who recently shared news of her first pregnancy,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (241+ words) NATITINGOU, Benin, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A Beninese woman suffering from a perineal tear and a severe vaginal wall laceration was successfully treated by the 28th Chinese medical team at Natitingou Zone Hospital, more than 700 km northwest of Cotonou, despite challenging conditions, medical…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (584+ words) JAKARTA: A 38-year-old female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) named Pesek gave birth to her seventh child in Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) in North Sumatra on Tuesday (March 24), marking a major milestone for orangutan conservation in the wild. TNGL confirmed…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (329+ words) Malaysian actress Koe Yeet has confirmed her pregnancy, six months after her wedding. "Ps: this time it's real," the 34-year-old wrote on social media on March 24. In a video which she shared with the post, an animated version of herself…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (564+ words) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has among the highest rates in South-East Asia for unmet family planning - a situation where women don't want to get pregnant but are not using contraception, increasing the risk of unintended pregnancy. Lack of interest in using…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (326+ words) The Star The impact of ageing on male fertility I read with interest the focus in the last few weeks on female impact on fertility. I guess you did not elaborate on the impact of men and fertility due to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (978+ words) Breastfeeding has long been widely recognised as the optimal source of nutrition for infants, as it provides numerous health benefits for them. Since 1981, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant's…...