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Time for the UK to stop dithering and add folic acid to bread

With yet more evidence in favour of fortifying flour with folic acid to help avoid serious birth defects, it's time the government acted, says Geoffrey Webb

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2018 preview: Gene therapy treats disease while in the womb

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An underweight newborn baby

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The body’s killer immune cells also feed fetuses in the womb

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Premature baby

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Exclusive: Most premature baby ever to survive born at 22 weeks

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Life

Fertility clinics are fudging IVF stats to look more successful

Insight

Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

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Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

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How long should you let a pregnancy run before being induced?

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A baby being born by C-section

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Caesarean sections cause obesity and microbiome changes in mice

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Most versatile stem cell ever may help us understand miscarriage

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Old fathers pass on more mutations to kids than old mothers

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Old fathers pass on more mutations to kids than old mothers

A huge study of Icelanders suggests that older men pass on four times as many new mutations to their kids than women

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Why UK midwives are back-pedalling on natural childbirth

Analysis

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Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind

Features

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IVF babies tend to be lighter than others but end up heavier

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Clinic ‘turkey baster’ method may be worth trying before IVF

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