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Research shows fainting in pregnancy may be associated with medical problems for the child at birth and heart conditions in the mother post delivery.
When there is no "village" to help raise a child, parents often turn to baby books for guidance — but they don't always hold the best advice.
As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let's remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.
Mothers are told to stop breastfeeding when taking certain medications – even if they won't harm their baby.
Home visits as part of community-based schemes to women during and after pregnancy can improve the health of mothers and babies.
Supporting women to have a labour companion or doula of their choice during childbirth has benefits for women and their babies. It could be especially important for women from migrant backgrounds.
Breastfeeding is not a logical choice based on some health benefit but an urge, an instinct.
Nine months is a long time to have sore feet but these easy remedies can ease the pain.
Mental health care for teen mothers is not part of routine health facilities in Nairobi's informal settlements.
A Lancet series shows that C-sections are performed for non-medical reasons in private health while poor women who need the surgery don't have access.
A Senate Report has put forward 16 recommendations to reduce rates of stillbirth in Australia targeting a 20% reduction in the rate within three years. We can do this by focusing on five practices.
HIV negative children born to women with HIV have a greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
Pre-eclampsia can be dangerous for expectant mothers, but there are ways to monitor and minimise the risks.
A new wave of research is looking at how drugs we're already familiar with can be used in prenancy to improve outcomes for unborn babies.
A routine childbirth proves expensive and complicated. Insurance company adjustments, inconsistent billing and mystery costs flummoxed even a health policy expert and his wife, a teacher.
Tanzania would like more than 80%of births to be overseen by skilled health care providers
Each year an estimated 100 000 women have complications during childbirth which leave them with obstetric vaginal fistula.
Women's health in the months and years before they become pregnant can impact on their health during pregnancy and the baby's development, our new research shows.
Kenya spends millions treating women who have complications after unsafe abortions.
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Professor of Midwifery and Higher Degree Director, Western Sydney University
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David Ellwood is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Griffith University
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Research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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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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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Warwick
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Rural Health, University of Sydney
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Head of School of Women’s and Children’s Health and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UNSW
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General Manager Diabetes Services, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Adjunct Professor and Research Leader, Murdoch University
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Research Director, Health, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Director, Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne
