There is no reason to delay having another baby after a stillbirth, research in the Lancet suggests. Although women are often told to wait for a year before getting pregnant again, there is little evidence to back up this advice, BBC reported. This international study of 14,000 births found no increased risk of problems if...Read More

Exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy increases the risk of still birth, congenital malformations, low birth-weight and respiratory illnesses. In a recent study, researchers found that 40 percent of all pregnant women in Pakistan are exposed to secondhand smoke — causing approximately 17,000 stillbirths in a year, The Economic Times reported. The team from the...Read More