Study confirms Zika causes brain birth defects, questions remainEarly results from a crucial case-control study in Brazil have confirmed a direct causal link between Zika virus infection in pregnant women and the brain damaging birth defect microcephaly in their babies, scientists said on Thursday. More… |
Premature births double in BahrainPremature births have more than doubled in Bahrain in the last six years, prompting calls to establish a dedicated public paediatric hospital. Latest statistics show that the number of births at less than 37 weeks jumped from four per cent in More… |
Al Zahra Hospital launches water birth unitAl Zahra Hospital has inaugurated the first water birth department in Dubai, under the frame of its public health policy that aims to enhance awareness towards healthy lifestyle approaches, including natural birth. More… |
New registration rules for Britons in BahrainBritons in Bahrain will no longer be able to register births and deaths at the British Embassy in Manama from January 14. As part of a centralisation programme, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has announced that it wi More… |
Swede world's first to give birth after womb transplantA Swedish woman has become the world's first to give birth after having a womb transplant, opening up the possibility for thousands of infertile women to have babies, the doctor in charge of the research project said on Saturday. More… |
New childbirth hope over blood diseases in BahrainBahraini women are getting pregnant knowing their children might be born with serious hereditary illnesses because of religious fatwas that permit them to have an abortion, an expert has claimed. Some do that i More… |