Better support needed for mums with gestational diabetes
Improvements are needed in gestational diabetes education and healthcare services to help prevent women with the condition from developing type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a new University of Adelaide study.
Recent University...
Depression in early pregnancy associated with Gestational Diabetes
New research by Western Sydney University, has found if a mother receives a higher score for depression during early pregnancy she is more likely to develop Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Lead researcher, Professor Hannah Dahlen, from...
Unintended pregnancies in Australia
SPHPM researchers have identified four key factors involved in unintended pregnancies in Australia, in a first-of-its-kind study, Understanding Fertility Management in Contemporary Australia, about risk and protective factors for successful management of fertility among...
Benefits of one-to-one midwifery care
New findings from La Trobe University and the Royal Women's show one-to-one midwifery care improves women's experience of childbirth
La Trobe University, with the Royal Women's Hospital (the Women's), have just published a study in...
Living Near Active Natural Gas Wells Associated With Premature Birth
Expectant mothers who live near active natural gas wells operated by the fracking industry in Pennsylvania are at an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and for having high-risk pregnancies, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg...
Exposure to Common Flame Retardants May Contribute to Attention Problems in Children
Prenatal exposure to some flame retardants that have been widely-used in consumer products is associated with attention problems in children ages three through seven, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia...
Elevated blood-sugar levels in pregnancy tied to baby’s heart-defect risk
Congenital heart defects are correlated with moderate elevation of the mother’s blood sugar during pregnancy, even if she’s not diabetic, according to a new study.
Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels are more likely to...
Elevated blood-sugar levels in pregnancy tied to baby's heart-defect risk
Congenital heart defects are correlated with moderate elevation of the mother’s blood sugar during pregnancy, even if she’s not diabetic, according to a new study.
Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels are more likely to...
Children born in summer are more likely to be healthy adults
Children who were born in the summer are more likely to be healthy adults, suggests new research published in the journal Heliyon. The authors of the study, which involved almost half a million people...
Traumatic vaginal births putting women at risk of chronic problems
Pregnant women need better information about the risks associated with vaginal births, new research finds.
“Mothers do much more damage to themselves when having babies than we were aware of in the past,” says Dr...
