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Women could use their own uteruses as incubators for IVF embryos

Instead of incubating pre-implantation IVF embryos in the lab, a new device lets women incubate them in their wombs - and it may improve pregnancy rates

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Surrogacy should be a relationship, not a transaction

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2019 Preview: DNA testing will lead to a decline in genetic disorders

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Pre-eclampsia affects up to 10 per cent of pregnancies

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Silencing a gene may prevent deadly pre-eclampsia in pregnancy

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Health risks increase for babies born to fathers aged 45 or over

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New clues to unravelling link between pregnancy and breast cancer risk

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Wheat flour to be fortified with folic acid in the UK

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We need to get better at supporting people who lose a pregnancy

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BPA-free plastics seem to disrupt sperm and egg development in mice

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Don't restrict women's contraception rights through moral panic

Failures of the contraception app Natural Cycles have been linked to abortions in Sweden. But critics should remember all contraception fails sometimes

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No contraceptive is perfect, but can you trust apps to stop pregnancy?

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Inducing labour at 39 weeks leads to fewer emergency Caesareans

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Women have more miscarriages than live births over their lifetime

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Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to mother's health in pregnancy

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