A simple vitamin supplement could boost the odds for women over the age of 35 trying to conceive safely, say researchers.  By Sharon Kirkey, Postmedia NewsSeptember 21, 2011 Canadian scientists are working on a way to make older human eggs young again — and maybe even slow menopause — experiments that could make it easier [...]

  Smoking is such a well-known hazard to the mother that it only follows that it is also harmful to the baby. Yet hundreds of thousands of pregnant women still smoke. Second-hand smoke from smokers who live or work with pregnant women can also affect the foetus. Exposure to smoke can result in spontaneous abortion, [...]