Advances in medical science and technology have significantly reduced the risk of serious complications and death during pregnancy and birth. You’d think this would make mums-to-be more relaxed than they…
Warning labels proposed by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation
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A claim by Australia’s peak wine body that warning labels on bottles could prompt pregnant women to seek terminations is an “outrageous attempt to put commercial interests ahead of public health”, a drugs…
Overly optimistic expectations about the birthing process may taint the experience for many women.
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Many women believe they’re likely to go through labour and give birth without medical intervention. But data from Victoria shows that, more often than not, labour does require intervention.
The disconnect…
You can use all kinds of iPhone apps to track and improve your health.
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Want to quit smoking, lose weight, manage your diabetes or get a good night’s sleep? No worries. There’s an app for all of that.
But it’s not always clear which medical apps are based on solid evidence…
Many extremely premature babies will have lifelong physical and intellectual deficiencies.
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Imagine how frightening it must be for a woman to go into labour when she is just over halfway through her pregnancy and her baby has only had 23 or 24 weeks to grow. She and her family are overcome with…
Government restrictions on midwife-led care make it difficult for women to have a home birth.
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Choosing where to give birth – whether in a public hospital, private facility or in the home – is a fundamental human right that should be available to all Australian women. But despite the Commonwealth…
Miranda Kerr lost her pregnancy weight and was back on the runway six months after giving birth.
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Welcome to part six of The science behind weight loss, a Conversation series in which we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition. Here, Caroline Homer, Professor of…
Social realities have a bigger impact on when women have babies than "medical facts".
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It seems we have a new “barbecue stopper” about women and families, after comments last week by Perth obstetrician Barry Walters that it is selfish for older women to have babies.
Defending himself from…
We may be permanently programmed by our response to adverse environments during pre-natal life.
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Non-communicable diseases – William Ledger discusses the impact of fetal health on the development of NCDs.
We like to think that we are, to a greater or lesser extent, the masters of our own destiny…
Aside from folate, most pregnant women get all the nutrients they need from a balanced diet.
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If you’ve ever been pregnant, you’ll know what it’s like to be bombarded with mixed messages from well-meaning friends and family about what you should eat and avoid to protect your growing baby.
It can…
