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Broadcaster and commentator Chrissie Swan certainly opened her own can of worms yesterday with her admission she has been smoking while pregnant with her third child. Swan’s “confession” came to light…
We’ve all heard people sprout the phrase, “go on, you’re eating for two now” at barbecues, dinner parties and wherever food is being served, forcing pregnant women to decline offers of more and more food…
The proportion of women who give birth by caesarean has risen dramatically in the developed world over the past few decades, with rates in Australia almost doubling, from 18% in 1991 to 31% in 2008. Until…
Mothers with controlled gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can give birth to babies with normal levels of body fat. Researchers…
After weeks of speculation about the contents of her uterus, it was revealed overnight that Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, is indeed pregnant. However, Catherine is in the early weeks of her…
Anyone else have the feeling something radical has happened with peanut allergy in the past 30 years? I don’t recall knowing anyone allergic to peanuts or peanut butter as a child in the 1980s, yet today…
Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers may be deficient in iodine, according to new research. The study of 587 new mothers involved…
Researchers have found a genetic variant involving the AGT2R gene which may predispose women to pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening…
People born prematurely may suffer brain development problems that directly affect their memory and learning abilities. Research…
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…
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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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Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Griffith University
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Professor of Human Immunology, Swansea University
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Biochemistry Tutor, Swansea University
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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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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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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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 and Associate Dean - Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Evolutionary Biology, University of Sydney
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Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
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Professor of Maternal and Child Health, University of Stirling
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Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle
