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'Ditch booze' advice to sexually active US women is step too far

It's over-restrictive for the US Centers for Disease Control to say that women who have sex without using birth control should avoid alcohol, says Ruth Graham

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Zika virus outbreak: What you need to know

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Life

Three-parent babies may get US go-ahead, but only for sons

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7 ways the war on Zika mosquitoes could be won

Life

7 ways the war on Zika mosquitoes could be won

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Health

What will life be like for Brazil’s generation of Zika babies?

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Health

Boost C-section babies by giving them vaginal bacteria

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4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

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4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

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Life

Feedback: Bluetooth pregnancy test is not immaculate conception

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Did Zika’s recent mutations let it explode as a global threat?

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Did Zika’s recent mutations let it explode as a global threat?

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Health

Busting the baby brain myth: Why motherhood makes minds sharper

Forget the idea that having a baby will turn your mind to mush – there's growing evidence that it could prime your brain for empathy, reasoning and judgement

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Baby due date could be predicted more precisely with cervix test

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Birth month affects risk of developing dementia later in life

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Aspirin may restore pregnancy sex ratio skewed by inflammation

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Health

Stop glossing over the risks of natural birth to cut caesareans

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