Rajya Sabha Clears Maternity Act: Women to get 26-Week Leave
The Maternity Benefit Act was first passed on 12th December 1961. It was meant to ensure that the employment of working mothers was regulated both before and after childbirth as well as provide maternity, medical and several other benefits. The maximum period during which any woman was entitled to maternity benefits was set at twelve weeks. The bill passed on 11th August 2016 at Rajya Sabha seeks to increase the maternity leave to twenty-six weeks for working women in the private and public sector. Before it can formally become a law, it will need to be voted through by the Lok Sabha and then gain the assent of the president.
Cabinet nod to Draft Surrogacy Bill
It is a definitely a disappointing day in the history for childless couples. Perhaps, policy makers are not aware of the need for surrogacy for complex lifestyle society. There should be a regulation, and all possible attempts must be taken to stop the wrongdoing. But banning might aggravate the issue and make way for non-ethical practices.
Lifestyle Modification can Boost Woman Fertility: Make a Better Choice Today
1 out of 8 couples have difficulty in conception or sustaining the pregnancy for the full term.
- (CDC, National Survey of Family Growth, 2006-2010)
Most of us would like to be the ones blessed with good genes and a nourishing set of qualities that would make us proud parents. Unfortunately, more than the genes it’s the lifestyle that plays havoc with the fertility. There has been an unquestionable increase in the number of women suffering from clinical infertility . Common causes of infertility among women are attributed to-
A Rising Number of Single Individuals Looking At Surrogacy
The number of individuals looking to become single parents through surrogacy has seen a spike during the last couple of years. While no official figures have been published to support these claims, it is estimated that around 1000 births in the United States each year accounts for surrogacy. Many individuals who are not involved in a relationship are also turning towards surrogacy in order to support their single parent aspiration. The recent news of a well-known Bollywood star TussharKapoor becoming a single father through surrogacy which is the talk of the town clearly indicates that Indians are well accepting the concept of single parenthood through surrogacy and these figures are rising.People interested in becoming a single parent are advised to take adequate steps in order to ensure they will be able to go through the entire process without complications.
The Role of Mobile Apps in Pregnancy Process
Somewhere last week after diagnosing a patient and while prescribing her the medication, she popped out her smartphone and showed me an app that will let her get pregnant, after viewing the app and going through it eagerly, I was shocked to see that it was greatly misleading. Nowadays our smartphones can do just about anything. They can remind us of events, wake us up, and entertain us, speak to us. Then there are these apps that claim to help you get pregnant, but is it possible for an app to help a woman to conceive? Can a mobile app help us take the steps to get pregnant? Does health mobile app have a role in the pregnancy process?
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