pregnancy

Health news

Wildfire smoke poses growing risk to pregnant women, US study finds

Wildfire smoke is emerging as a growing threat to pregnant women, with new research suggesting that climate-driven fires are exposing more expectant mothers to harmful air pollution even as conventional sources of pollution decline.

08/08/2026

Moments

The airport and airline rights pregnant travellers need to know

Skipping a queue or getting assistance can make the process of flying while you’re expecting much less stressful. From airports to airline rights, here’s everything you need to know.

18/07/2026

wellbeing

The hidden mental health crisis many women face during menopause

Most women in the UK are unaware that menopause can affect mental health - a new survey finds only 28 percent knew it could trigger conditions like depression or anxiety.

15/03/2026

Health news

Inflammatory diet in pregnancy raises childhood diabetes risks

The study indicates that women’s diets may have long-lasting effects on their children’s health.

02/07/2025

Health news

Can womb transplants help transgender women get pregnant?

Uterus transplants are pushing the boundaries of pregnancy and fuelling hopes among transgender women.

23/08/2023

Netherlands

Court bans man from donating his sperm after he fathered over 500 kids

A Dutch court has ordered a man believed to have fathered more than 550 children to stop donating his sperm.

28/04/2023

Health news

Drinking some alcohol during pregnancy enough to alter baby’s brain

Scientists compared the brain MRI scans of foetuses whose mother had drunk alcohol, with those who had not.

23/11/2022

Health news

Expecting a boy? Pollution may already be harming his future fertility

New research shows air pollution particles and "forever chemicals" are entering the developing organs of unborn babies.

07/10/2022

Conscious Travel

Are babymoons safe? One woman’s trip to Malta has lessons for us all

After a woman was refused treatment in Malta because of the country’s strict anti-abortion laws, should pregnant women be reconsidering babymoons?

29/06/2022

Poland

Poles 'risk being spied on and controlled' over 'pregnancy register'

"Nobody knows who will have the access to this very intimate, confidential data,' Polish gynaecologist Agnieszka Kurczuk told Euronews.

17/06/2022

Poland

'Tool of repression': Anger over Poland's new 'pregnancy register'

Activists say that allowing doctors to record information on pregnancies will detect possible illegal abortions.

06/06/2022

Croatia

Croatian woman allowed to have abortion after public outrage

Mirela Cavajda initially had her abortion request denied by doctors, even though her foetus had developed a serious illness.

12/05/2022

Croatia

Debate rekindled in Croatia after doctors deny woman an abortion

Miranda Cavajda was more than 20 weeks pregnant when doctors found that her unborn child had a brain tumour and no chance of a normal life.

06/05/2022

Culture news

Britney Spears announces pregnancy with husband Sam Asghari

Spears claimed she was prevented from having a third pregnancy by her conservatorship that ended last year after a high-profile legal battle.

12/04/2022

Spain

Spain approves ban on harassing women going for abortions

Anti-abortion activists could face up to one year in prison if found guilty under the new bill.

07/04/2022

Health news

COVID vaccines in pregnancy protects newborn babies, says new study

The findings shed light on whether the benefits of vaccination during pregnancy extend to infants who would be too young to receive COVID vaccines.

16/02/2022