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Special steps need to be taken to blunt the impact of school closures, particuarly on girls.
Doctors hear many of the same basic questions about sex from their patients.
While identical twins are seen more as an accidental splitting of a single egg, there could be a good reason mothers produce non-identical twins from two separate eggs.
A fetus needs oxygen long before its lungs work and it's exposed to the air. Some ingenious biochemistry explains how the mother's blood delivers it.
Unfortunately, disrespectful and neglectful treatment of women during childbirth, including verbal, physical and emotional abuse is not uncommon.
Our review found women with already high-risk pregnancies may have become more sick with COVID-19.
Measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 may worsen the already poor access to quality maternal health services in parts of the continent.
With healthcare facilities burned by the Covid-19 pandemic, some countries have eased access to the "abortion pills" mifepristone and misoprostol (RU-486), a change that could signal a long-term shift.
It's a very unsettling time, but don't panic, keep abreast of the guidance, find time for you and stay in touch with your midwife.
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, pregnant women are facing new health risks and a health care system that's changing around them by the day.
Our research found that stigma often prevents women from getting help for this hidden illness.
During a pandemic, a home birth starts looking better every second. Midwives with their specialized skills in low-risk normal birth can be of great service.
Ministers responsible for food regulation will meet tomorrow to decide whether to approve a new pregnancy warning label for alcohol products. But the alcohol industry is fighting back.
Having a baby is stressful enough without also having to process misinformation. Here are the facts from the WHO, experts and the research evidence.
Many unwed Irish mothers-to-be travelled to America in the 19th century hoping for a new start
The decline in US birth weight is somewhat of a puzzle for public health researchers.
You don't have to be labelled with a mental illness to seek help.
You've heard pregnant women talk about nesting, whether that's painting the nursery, or cleaning the house from top to bottom before their baby arrives. But new research turns 'nesting' on its head.
The number of births in the United States have been falling for the last three decades, reaching their lowest number in 32 years.
Top contributors
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Co-Program Director: Maternal and Child Health, Burnet Institute
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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David Ellwood is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Griffith University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral Research Affiliate, University of Adelaide; Chief Science Storyteller, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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Royal College of Midwives Professor of Midwifery Research, University of Stirling
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Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Monash University
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Associate Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
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Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide
