Inhaled pain relief effective in early labour
Inhaled pain relief appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity and in giving pain relief in the first stage of labour, say Cochrane researchers. These conclusions came from a systematic review that drew...
Measles crisis worsens
NSW Health is appealing to people to ensure everyone in their family is properly immunised against measles.
Public health experts are concerned about the largest measles outbreak in more than a decade with 124 cases...
Managing stress of prenatally diagnosed congenital heart defects
Expectant mothers who learn from prenatal diagnosis that they are carrying a fetus with a congenital heart defect (CHD) commonly suffer post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety. However, a healthy relationship with one’s partner and...
Prolonging maternity leave doesn’t damage future earning potential
Australian women who take paid maternity leave after having a baby aren’t suffering any long term salary loss, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
Dr Barbara Hanel, from the University of Melbourne Faculty...
Rate of women with pregnancy-associated cancer on the increase
The rate of pregnancy-associated cancer is increasing and is only partially explained by the rise in older mothers suggests new research published (5 September) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
A large...
Prenatal exposure to pesticide linked with childhood cough
Cough symptoms at age 5 and 6 appear to be unrelated to asthma or infection.
Children exposed in the womb to the widely used pesticide additive piperonyl butoxide (PBO) have heightened risk of noninfectious cough...
Stillbirth: The continuing enigma
Every day, more than 8,200 families experience a death of their baby before birth (28 weeks or greater). This number is two times higher than deaths due to HIV/AIDS yet there has been limited awareness of...
Preeclampsia poses a significant long-term health risk
Researchers from BGU’s Faculty of Health Sciences including Guy Shalom, Prof. Ilana Shoham-Vardi, Ruslan Sergienko, Prof. Arnon Wiznitzer, Dr. Michael Sherf and Prof. Eyal Sheiner have determined that preeclampsia is a significant risk factor...
Advanced maternal age not harmful for adult children
Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children that are less healthy as...
Prenatal maternal smoking associated with increased risk of adolescent obesity
Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking appears associated with an increased risk for adolescent obesity, and is possibly related to subtle structural variations in the brain that create a preference for eating fatty foods,...
