Mum’s weight during first pregnancy may impact second child
A woman's weight during her first pregnancy can affect how her second baby fares, Saint Louis University research finds.
Physicians have long recognized complications can occur when a mother is not at a healthy weight...
Diet and exercise does not prevent gestational diabetes in obese women
A diet and exercise regime for high-risk obese pregnant women, whilst effective in promoting a healthy lifestyle, does not prevent gestational diabetes, finds a study led by King’s College London. The findings, published in...
Researchers isolate the culprit in preterm birth
University of Adelaide researchers have identified a key sensing molecule that controls the timing of birth. The discovery is expected to generate new therapies to prevent preterm labour.
Published this week in the journal Endocrinology,...
Health information causing new mums anxiety
Pregnancy and motherhood are both wonderful and worrisome times – could public health campaigns and social stereotypes be contributing to anxiety for mothers? Researchers from Monash University have identified links between perinatal anxiety and...
Support needed for substance abuse in pregnancy
ICPS researchers examined the outcomes of identifying Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) use during pregnancy on women, their partners and their children by consulting widely, and reviewing the literature and existing policies in Australian...
Early pregnancy weight control through healthy eating may prevent gestational diabetes
A new study published in the international journal Diabetes Care has found that obese women keeping their weight under control through healthy eating from early in pregnancy might prevent gestational diabetes.
The purpose of the...
Link between preeclampsia and children’s development
The University of Notre Dame Australia's Institute for Health Research has revealed that hypertensive diseases during pregnancy, in particular preeclampsia, have long-term and possibly permanent consequences for the motor development in offspring.
Studies by Notre...
Link between preeclampsia and children's development
The University of Notre Dame Australia's Institute for Health Research has revealed that hypertensive diseases during pregnancy, in particular preeclampsia, have long-term and possibly permanent consequences for the motor development in offspring.
Studies by Notre...
Maternal deaths low in Australia, but Indigenous women remain at greater risk
Over the five years 2008–2012, there were 105 deaths from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in Australia, with Indigenous women dying at more than twice the non-Indigenous women rate, according to the report Maternal...
Misunderstood mothers-to-be internalise stress
The role that stigma around mental health plays in the stress of a pregnancy – and birth complications - has been thrust into the spotlight by a study from researchers at The University of...
