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Ultrasounds can accurately measure the type of fat associated with the biggest health risks for women in pregnancy, new research…
Researchers have concluded that an increase in pregnancy-related cancers can only partially be explained by rising maternal…
The public praise heaped upon the struggling Yahoo for hiring a pregnant Marissa Mayer as its new chief executive shows a covert acknowledgement that this form of bias against women remains alive and well…
Women who use marijuana prior to pregnancy can more than double their risk of giving birth prematurely, new research has…
The number of unbooked births has doubled in 17 years according to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing…
Low to moderate drinking in the early stages of pregnancy had no significant effects on the neuropsychological development…
Women pregnant with twins should give birth at 37 weeks to avoid complications, according to new research. Thirty-seven weeks…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting is basically a 1980s frat film, complete with busty girls in bikinis, golf buggies crashing into swimming pools, and vomit and fart jokes – all window dressed with…
Delaying childbearing puts women at higher risk of serious illness and complications during birth, a new study has found…
The thymus (a structure behind the breastbone) has been identified as an indicator of whether or not pre-eclampsia will develop…
New research has found that pregnant women were poorly supported when it came to managing their asthma. The women believed…
Babies conceived using commonly available fertility treatments are on average almost 50% more likely to have a birth defect than those conceived naturally, according to the most comprehensive study of…
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…
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…
Research using rats has found that the fat in placentas of obese mothers stops nutrients from going to the foetus. Even when…
Women’s risk of multiple sclerosis drops with each additional child, according to new research. Women with three children…
One in four women who have been clinically diagnosed as infertile can still conceive without undergoing treatments, indicating…
Pregnant women who fail to manage their asthma with the right medication are risking the health of their unborn children…
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…
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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Professor of Human Immunology, Swansea University
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Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Griffith University
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Deputy Director (Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Burnet Institute
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Biochemistry & Immunology Lecturer, Swansea University
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Karin Hammarberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer, Evolutionary Biology, University of Sydney
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Professor and Associate Dean - Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Maternal and Child Health, University of Stirling
