The average rate across the district for smoking while pregnant was 8.9%, it said, which is above the national average of 7.5 ...

Phthalates — the synthetic chemicals used in everyday products for food packaging, personal care, toys and more — have been ...

Large retrospective study supports benefits of quitting with smoking cessation medications over risks of smoking.

Through her efforts and collaboration with various stakeholders, the government has finally passed a law granting four months of maternity leave to women who give birth to premature babies, a move ...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christopher Goodier about reducing risk of pre-term birth. Dr. Goodier is an Associate ...

Researchers determine the impact of vitamin D levels during pregnancy and their role in maternal and infant health outcomes.

"It felt like we were playing ‘word Jenga.’ It was so hard to figure out what Winston’s wants and needs were, you just had to ...

National's Chris Bishop and Labour's Chris Hipkins didn't hold back. Labour this week provided the Herald with two lists (one for Labour’s first year and one for National’s first year ...

"I think the stress brought me into early labour." Those are the words of ... "It was horrible, he was five and a half weeks premature so he was taken off to the special baby unit," Faye said.

Payrolled employees fell by 9,000 (0.0%) over the quarter but rose by 72,000 (0.2%) over the year, when looking at November 2024 to January 2025. This is the period comparable with our Labour Force ...

Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates have been affected by increased volatility, resulting from smaller achieved sample sizes, meaning that estimates of change should be treated with additional caution ...

claims Combs subjected employees to forced labor under inhumane circumstances. Combs and his conspirators "maintained control over certain employees of the Combs Business" and "forced" them to ...