More reseach needed into mums smoking and childhood brain tumours
Researchers from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research are calling for further investigation into a potential link between maternal smoking and childhood brain tumours.
It follows the results of a new study which showed...
Coffee and tea during pregnancy affect fetal growth
Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have conducted a study on 59,000 women in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute...
Mums smoking linked to childhood brain tumours
Researchers from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research are calling for further investigation into a potential link between maternal smoking and childhood brain tumours.
It follows the results of a new study which showed...
What’s happening across Australia with maternal care?
A new maternity indicators report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows mixed trends overall and differing results between population groups.
The report, National Core Maternity Indicators, includes data for 2004...
What's happening across Australia with maternal care?
A new maternity indicators report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows mixed trends overall and differing results between population groups.
The report, National Core Maternity Indicators, includes data for 2004...
Mom’s placenta reflects her exposure to stress
The mammalian placenta is more than just a filter through which nutrition and oxygen are passed from a mother to her unborn child. According to a new study by a research group from the...
Heavy moms-to-be at greater risk of c-section
Researchers from Norway found that women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of 40 had an increased risk of vacuum extraction delivery or Cesarean section (C-section). Findings that appear in Acta Obstetricia et...
Signs of heart disease seen in newborns of overweight mums
The walls of the body’s major artery - the aorta - are already thickened in babies born to mums who are overweight or obese, finds a small study published online in the Fetal and...
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV
The number of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Malawi with HIV who started life-saving antiretroviral treatment increased by more than 700 percent in one year, according to a study in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality...
The Healthy Families, Healthy Smiles program
The Victorian Coalition Government has delivered on its election pledge to establish an innovative new program to promote better oral health among children and pregnant women.
Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development Wendy Lovell...
