Cervical length the key to preventing premature birth
A team of researchers from The University of Western Australia says that measuring the length of a woman’s cervix at mid-pregnancy can help decrease the chance of preterm birth.
A short cervical length in mid-pregnancy...
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination 2017
The annual National Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program will commence in April 2017.
Annual seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for any person aged 6 months and over who wishes to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill with influenza. Australian Government advice and recommendations on...
More Extremely Preterm Babies Survive
Babies born at just 22 to 24 weeks of pregnancy continue to have sobering outlooks - only about 1 in 3 survive.
But according to a new study led by Duke Health and appearing Feb. 16 in...
Baby’s Sex Plays a Role in Pregnant Women’s Immunity
Women have claimed for years that their bodies react differently whether they’re pregnant with a male or female baby. Some studies suggest that a baby’s sex could play a role in why some women...
Baby's Sex Plays a Role in Pregnant Women's Immunity
Women have claimed for years that their bodies react differently whether they’re pregnant with a male or female baby. Some studies suggest that a baby’s sex could play a role in why some women...
The reasons for our left or right-handedness
Unlike hitherto assumed, the cause is not to be found in the brain.
It is not the brain that determines if people are right or left-handed, but the spinal cord. This has been inferred from...
Early indicators of preterm birth
A new study could pave the way for a simple blood or saliva test to predict whether an expectant mother is likely to have a preterm birth.
Dr Carlos Salomon from The University of Queensland and Dr Ramkumar Menon from...
Predicting premmies: one simple test to revolutionise childbirth in Australia
A simple bedside test for pregnant women to accurately predict early labour is under development at the University of Melbourne.
Researchers are working towards the affordable, painless and reliable test, that could be taken at...
Going to hospital for childbirth
It’s easy to forget to pack important things, and not remember them until you’ve already walked out the door, or arrived at work or your holiday destination. It’s especially easy to forget things if...
New tool to aid diagnosis and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Australia’s first national tool for diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been released in a bid to promote early diagnosis and treatment of FASD.
“Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a form of brain injury...
