pregnancy Archives

6 July 2026

Malaysia

Abortion Isn’t Illegal In Malaysia, Deputy Women’s Minister Told

The Galen Centre rebuts the KPWKM deputy minister's claim that abortion and clinics conducting it are illegal. Section 312 of the Penal Code allows termination of pregnancy if continuing pregnancy risks the woman's life or harms her mental/physical health.

8 June 2026

Letter

Would Aborting Pregnancy After Down Syndrome Diagnosis Spark Outrage In East Asia? — Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Jesse Ridgway and his wife's decision to abort their pregnancy after prenatal testing confirmed the foetus had Trisomy 21 triggered massive outrage in the US. But in East Asia, bringing a severely disabled child into the world may be seen as irresponsible.

25 May 2026

Letter

Motherhood, Recovery, And The Invisible Labour We Refuse To See — June Joseph

For many women, postpartum is marked instead by prolonged physical depletion, emotional strain, and sustained caregiving labour that continues well beyond discharge from hospital.

24 December 2025

Letter

Confinement Centres: Beyond Pampering — Dr Naveen Nair Gangadaran

We must demand that our confinement centres become places of true, safe, and empowering recuperation, not high-risk business ventures.

26 September 2025

World

How Artificial Wombs Will Shape The Future Of Assisted Reproduction

As science moves closer to machine-mediated gestation, lawmakers face urgent questions on rights, ethics and reproductive autonomy.

24 September 2025

Letter

No Conclusive Evidence Linking Paracetamol Use During Pregnancy To Autism — World Health Organization

WHO says no consistent link between the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and autism has been found from extensive research over the past decade, including large-scale studies. WHO notes that the exact causes of autism have yet to be established.

24 September 2025

Letter

Paracetamol Use During Pregnancy And Autism — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

Specialists from all over the world have fact-checked and debunked claims by the US government linking paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism. Current evidence doesn't support a causative link between paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism.

11 December 2023

World

Protecting The Unborn: Keeping Bushfire Smoke Out Of Our Homes

Securing homes in the face of bushfires is a known challenge. Far less appreciated is the effect of bushfire smoke and why we must keep it out of residences.

18 August 2023

Malaysia

How THKD Carves A Niche In Fertility Services In Malaysia And Beyond

Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara touts an edge in fertility, equipped with among the biggest IVF labs in Southeast Asia, and fertility specialists and embryologists. TMC Fertility at Thomson Hospital has pregnancy rates comparable to top centres globally.

29 June 2023

Malaysia

Sabah’s Tongod District Gets 30 Birth Control Implants In Outreach Programme

A medical outreach programme in Tongod, Sabah -- among the poorest districts in Malaysia -- provided women 30 Implanon rods, a birth control implant. The whole Tongod district and some major public specialist hospitals in Sabah receive just 3-5 rods yearly.

Tag: pregnancy

Abortion Isn’t Illegal In Malaysia, Deputy Women’s Minister Told

Would Aborting Pregnancy After Down Syndrome Diagnosis Spark Outrage In East Asia? — Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Motherhood, Recovery, And The Invisible Labour We Refuse To See — June Joseph

Confinement Centres: Beyond Pampering — Dr Naveen Nair Gangadaran

How Artificial Wombs Will Shape The Future Of Assisted Reproduction

No Conclusive Evidence Linking Paracetamol Use During Pregnancy To Autism — World Health Organization

Paracetamol Use During Pregnancy And Autism — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

Protecting The Unborn: Keeping Bushfire Smoke Out Of Our Homes

How THKD Carves A Niche In Fertility Services In Malaysia And Beyond

Sabah’s Tongod District Gets 30 Birth Control Implants In Outreach Programme

Government Drops Appeal Against Liquid Nicotine Court Ruling

MOH And JPA Making It Hard For Specialists To Stay — Specialist

When Weight Loss Wins Over Wellness: The GLP-1 Overflooding In Malaysia — Lisa Amanda Gintingan & Ho Sweet Lee

Ex-Hospital Director Transferred To Avoid Interference With Further Probe: Dzulkefly

Over 6,200 Medical Officers Quit From 2021 To 2025: Dzulkefly