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Humans

Valentine’s Day seems to cause a mini baby-boom 9 months later

National Health Service data reveals that around Valentine’s Day there is a 5 per cent rise in the number of babies conceived in England

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Health

I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids

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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

Health

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

Health

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

Analysis

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Health

Time for the UK to stop dithering and add folic acid to bread

Comment

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Health

2018 preview: Gene therapy treats disease while in the womb

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An underweight newborn baby

Health

The body’s killer immune cells also feed fetuses in the womb

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Premature baby

Health

Exclusive: Most premature baby ever to survive born at 22 weeks

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Life

Fertility clinics are fudging IVF stats to look more successful

Insight

Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

Health

Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

High levels of the protein have been linked with nausea in pregnant women – a discovery that might lead to new anti-sickness drugs

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Health

How long should you let a pregnancy run before being induced?

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Health

Caesarean sections cause obesity and microbiome changes in mice

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Health

Most versatile stem cell ever may help us understand miscarriage

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Health

Old fathers pass on more mutations to kids than old mothers

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