International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Over the past ten years, there have been four million preventable child deaths around the world, according to a leading charity.

Save the Children said the mortalities have occurred because states have failed to help the poorest parts of less developed nations.

The chemicals used to make non-stick coatings may raise the levels of cholesterol in babies and children, new research has found.

Youngsters with the highest levels of the chemicals in their bloodstreams had considerably more total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein - bad cholesterol - compared with children showing lower readings, US researchers revealed.

Women who experience psychological or physical violence during their pregnancy are more likely to suffer from post-natal depression (PND), according to a new study.

Researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK and scientists from the Universidade de Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, studied pregnant women aged between 18 and 49 for the study.