Father’s health key to pregnancy, healthy child’s birth: Study
In a significant international study, it has been observed that the health, life experience of fathers can have…
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Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
One in 10 children aged 5 to 19 – 188 million worldwide – are now living with obesity,…
Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport
“Sports give me a sense of belonging as a girl. When I play, it affirms my right to…
Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killing of journalists, as child malnutrition deaths rise
The reporters – five of whom worked for the Al Jazeera media network – were killed in a…
World News in Brief: Child deaths in Pakistan, Ukrainian rail station attack, new UN-India development partnership
The children picked up the unexploded ordnance in a nearby field, mistaking it for a toy, and brought…
Bearing the brunt of war: UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad
In neighbouring Chad, children make up 61 per cent of the 860,000 Sudanese refugees and a staggering 68…
The world pledged to end child labour by 2025: So why are 138 million kids still working?
There are 10,000 children in Madagascar who, like Tenasoa, work in the largely unregulated mica industry. The silicate…
World News in Brief: Women’s health in Sudan, childhood wasting, Belarus trade unions, Guatemala child rights violation
As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors and pregnant women…
World News in Brief: Terror-crime link alarm, child detention in Australia, judiciary in Maldives, Protection of Civilians Week
In recent years, criminal and terrorist groups have seized “every” opportunity afforded by growing instability to “entrench, expand,…
World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, child migrant deaths at sea, nursing shortages, invasive pest scourge
Port Sudan – the main entry point for humanitarian supplies and personnel into the country – came under…
Frozen embryo transfers linked with high blood pressure risks in pregnancy; What is sibling comparison?
In vitro fertilization (IVF) using frozen embryos may be associated with a 74% higher risk of hypertensive disorders…
Eating behavior of parents plays key role in child’s emotional eating
Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is associated with unhealthy…
Exposure to air pollution in infancy alters gut microorganisms, may boost disease risk [Preventive Steps]
Exposure to air pollution in the first six months of life impacts a child’s inner world of gut…
Is childhood obesity a psychological disorder?
A team of researchers, including senior investigator, Bradley Peterson, MD, director of the Institute for the Developing Mind…
New Born Declared Dead Comes to Life Just Before Funeral
In a repetition of several such incidents where the patients are declared dead without proper checks, a hospital…
Kurdi Image: UNICEF Seeks Urgent Succour to Syrian Refugees, Children
As the “heart-breaking” image of a drowned refugee boy who washed up on a beach in Turkey ricocheted…