No need for ‘eating for two’ in pregnancy
A UNSW study has found expectant mothers conserve additional energy and extract more calories from food, without needing to consume significantly more, challenging the adage of needing to 'eat for two’ during pregnancy.
The study, led by...
Woman’s health, education and marital status pre-pregnancy affect birth weight of her daughters and...
A woman’s weight at birth, education level and marital status pre-pregnancy can have repercussions for two generations, putting her children and grandchildren at higher risk of low birth weight, according to a new study...
Chlamydia screening for pregnant young women prevents newborn complications
Chlamydia screening for all pregnant women aged between 16 and 25 is cost-effective and can prevent harm to babies, a University of Melbourne study has found.
The study was published in BJOG: An International Journal...
World-first simulation training improves management of home birth emergencies
While home births are a safe and appropriate choice for healthy women with low-risk pregnancies, the small risk of an emergency requires immediate and skilled management by midwives.
A home birth simulation workshop developed by...
Smoking ban linked to drop in stillbirths
Stillbirths have dropped by almost 8% in England since the smoking ban was introduced, research shows.
The number of babies dying shortly after birth has also dropped by almost 8%, the study estimates.
The findings add to...
Pregnant women not following nutrition guidelines
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have made a remarkable discovery: no pregnant women were found to be correctly following the Australian Dietary Guidelines on consumption of the “five food groups”, despite almost two-thirds...
Saving mothers from deadly haemorrhage
While Australia may be one of the safest places on earth to give birth, new research is now focussing on severe postpartum haemorrhage which continues to be a rare and mysterious killer.
A collaboration led...
Pregnancy and postpartum pain
A Bond University team has launched an extensive research project involving 60 pregnant women and 120 new mothers to ascertain the effectiveness of SRC Shorts on the management of prenatal and postnatal pain.
The aim of...
Drinking at conception boosts diabetes risk for baby
Babies conceived by women who drink alcohol around the time of conception face dramatically increased risks of type 2 diabetes and obesity in early middle age, a University of Queensland study has found.
The discovery...
High-fat maternal diet changes newborn heart ‘tastebuds’
Baby rats whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet had larger than normal hearts with fewer taste receptors for bitter flavours, according to new UNSW research.
The study, led by the UNSW Head of Pharmacology...
