National / Science & Health May 19, 2020
With Japan's schools out, more teens seek advice on pregnancy
Amid COVID-19 epidemic, one consultation center in Kobe saw inquiries double in March, with 70 percent coming from teenagers.
National May 15, 2020
A statement released by the Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine is urging doctors to ask patients to reconsider treatment.
National | FOCUS Apr 23, 2020
Abe touts Avigan as COVID-19 treatment despite experts urging caution
Medical experts warn the drug, also known as favipiravir, may cause birth defects and it cannot be administered to expecting mothers or those who may become pregnant.
National Apr 13, 2020
Midwives seek to ease expectant mothers' worries amid pandemic
A midwives group in Japan has been offering free online parenting lectures to expectant mothers and their spouses to ease concern amid the cancellation of face-to-face classes due to the coronavirus outbreak. The online classes, which substitute for lectures usually provided by local health authorities, ...
World / Science & Health Apr 7, 2020
Pregnant with twins, Ainhoa Martinez knows she probably should be home being careful rather than putting herself at risk by serving the public every day at her boutique tea shop near Madrid. With all but food shops shuttered for the past three weeks as Spain ...
National / Science & Health Apr 2, 2020
The health ministry has compiled measures to prevent pregnant women from being infected with COVID-19, sources have said. The ministry will call on companies and business organizations to promote teleworking and staggered commuting, create an environment in which pregnant women find it easier to take ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Mar 19, 2020
New Zealand has passed a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime, a major reform in laws that have been unchanged for more than four decades. The reform passed through parliament late on Wednesday by a vote of 68 ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Mar 6, 2020
Scared of the deadly new coronavirus that has swept China, pregnant women and new mothers are giving birth alone, keeping their newborns inside the house and switching to pricier private hospitals to avoid the risk of infection. One new mother, surnamed Xie, gave birth to ...
National / Social Issues Feb 27, 2020
Japanese dad tackles train etiquette with a badge to show he's willing to give up his seat
by Andrew McKirdy
Scenario: You are congratulating yourself on having snagged a seat on a crowded, early morning Tokyo train, when out of the corner of your eye you spot a woman standing nearby who appears to be pregnant. You know you should offer her your seat, but ...
World / Science & Health Feb 20, 2020
In world first, cancer patient has baby using egg frozen for years
In a world first, a woman who had been rendered infertile by cancer treatment gave birth after one of her eggs was matured, frozen and then — five years later — thawed and fertilized, researchers in France reported. A study in the journal Annals of ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Jan 30, 2020
Indian Cabinet approves extending abortion deadline from 20 to 24 weeks
In a boost to female reproductive rights, India's Cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped. The government said the Cabinet had approved extending the abortion deadline to 24 ...
National Jan 26, 2020
Japan group proposes expansion of pre-implantation diagnosis to spot inheritable diseases
The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Saturday proposed expanding the scope of cases where the use of pre-implantation diagnosis is permissible. At the first meeting of its ethics committee to include sociologists, patient support groups, and pediatrics and genetics doctors, the society proposed ...