Several familiar maternity terms have been abandoned after a consultation with pregnant women and healthcare professionals.
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About one in six pregnant women in Australia are now diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Rates have more than doubled since the thresholds for diagnosis were changed.
Being pregnant and giving birth during the pandemic meant disruptions in pregnancy care and birth experiences, as well as detrimental effects on mental health and birth outcomes.
Genetic conflict may play a role in pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, as well as developmental disorders.
The fall of Roe v. Wade will result in more people deciding to privately end a pregnancy, a new study finds. But how often people will turn to safe versus unsafe options remains to be seen.
Becoming a parent can be nerve-wracking – but there are many things you can do to feel more in control.
For every maternal death, there are about an additional 20 women who suffer serious injuries, infections and disabilities related to pregnancy.
The details of Ms A’s case reinforce what campaigners and midwives have been saying for years.
A panel of experts has urged caution regarding paracetamol during pregnancy. But that doesn’t change current advice to discuss pain relief with your doctor or pharmacist.
Carrying a pregnancy to term is riskier than having an abortion, especially for non-Hispanic Black women.
Pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic.
For lesbian couples or trans men, the ‘unexpected’ gender of one parent causes difficulties for maternity services where notions of ‘normal’ are increasingly out of step with the times.
Front line professionals need more support and time.
While not all men are willing to become involved in women and children’s health, some situations force them take on ‘women’s work’.
A major study that analysed data from hundreds of pregnancies found that sleeping on the back during the final trimester increased the risk of stillbirth 2.6 times.
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Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, Australian Women and Girls' Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Midwife educator and researcher, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Hull
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Professor of Global Surgery, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Adjunct professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Channel 7 CRF Fellow in Medicines Use and Safety, Flinders University
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Manager, Developmental Psychobiology Research Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University
