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Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

7 May 2021

Based on the shapes of their pelvises, extinct hominins like Australopithecus had a hard time giving birth, suggesting mothers in labour needed assistance from their peers
Pregnant woman

Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

5 May 2021

Current due date predictions are made by counting 40 weeks from a woman's last period, but a blood test looking at 45 biomarkers could predict when labour will actually begin

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