Exclusion from clinical trials, lack of data and inconsistent information made it difficult for pregnant and breastfeeding people to make decisions about COVID-19 vaccines early in the rollout.
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Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
Fetal brains are changing rapidly over the course of pregnancy, but so are the brains of mothers-to-be. Neuroscience research shows one way worry can start taking hold – and a simple way to help.
The Pfizer vaccine rolls out to high-risk people in Australia from next week. And many of these front-line workers will be women. Here’s what we know so far.
In some cases, women are left without food or anywhere to live for the duration of their pregnancy.
As we are now approaching a long, dark, socially-isolated winter in the UK, adequate vitamin D supplementation has never been more important.
Pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic.
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.
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.
In most states, employers aren’t required to accommodate the unique needs of pregnant women except in limited circumstances.
Nine months is a long time to have sore feet but these easy remedies can ease the pain.
Five out of five experts agree running during pregnancy is OK.
Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.
Is telling pregnant women to simply abstain really the best advice?
Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.
Thinking about trying for a baby? Then now is the time for you and your partner to “spring clean” your food and lifestyle habits.
Family, friends and even strangers are judging pregnant women’s and new mothers’ behaviour.
Prison food budgets are as low as £1.87 per person per day. This may not be enough to provide adequate nutrition for a pregnant woman and her baby.
Unlike Beyoncé, a group of Australian women documenting their own pregnancies captured mundane images of track pants, barren wardrobes and self-portraits in a bathroom mirror.
Women are no longer eating for two – or one, for that matter.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow in Maternal and Reproductive Health, University of Hull
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Professor of Midwifery and Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University
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Research Assistant, University of Hull
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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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Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Investigator for UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute; Affiliated Investigator NHMRC Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research, Associate Investigator the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Socio-cultural Dimensions of Sport, Charles Sturt University
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Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Infant Feeding Consultant, World Health Organization; Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Public Health, William Paterson University
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Research Associate, Cardiff University
