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MRI scan of human head

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Women are less likely to get pregnant for two years after a concussion

Women with concussion are less likely to conceive in the two years after their head injury than women who injured another part of their body

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DNA markers reveal if you shared a womb with twin that didn't survive

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Human papillomavirus

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Having HPV while pregnant linked to increased risk of premature birth

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A mother performs lunges with a child on her chest in a baby carrier

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It really is difficult to get fit after giving birth, study reveals

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Insight into early embryos could explain why some pregnancies fail

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Insight into early embryos could explain why some pregnancies fail

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Should we start testing drugs and vaccines in people who are pregnant?

Health

Should we start testing drugs and vaccines in people who are pregnant?

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hominins

Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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Pregnant woman

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Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

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Pregnant woman

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Multiple negative events before birth could lead to poor mental health

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Flooded house

Environment

Climate change is leading to premature births in the Brazilian Amazon

Extreme weather patterns and flooding worsened by climate change are adversely affecting the health of babies born in the Amazon rainforest

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Life

Vampire bat adopts orphan baby bat after untimely death of its mother

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Coronavirus vaccine: What should you do if pregnant or breastfeeding?

Analysis

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Human placentas are full of mutated cells dumped by the embryo

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Health

Two children with cancer may have acquired tumour cells before birth

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