Natural disasters such as floods can have a tangible effect on unborn babies,an expert says,but simple measures can help mitigate the impact.
A small change in the Mater’s neonatal intensive care unit has dramatically improved outcomes for premature babies.
The most interesting study I have read on pregnancy and infancy upends our ideas about how we become the humans we are.
Former obstetrician Surinder Parhar has been banned from practising medicine for 12 years after “catastrophic” failures were linked to the deaths of babies at Djerriwarrh maternity service.
It’s a strange feeling to have left work for such a life-altering event – having a baby – without actually walking out a door. And then,just like that,like a time warp,our table became a desk again.
Health authorities are blaming a “one-off human error” for the mistake,which led the babies to be raised by the wrong families.
Allowing very premature babies to taste and smell their milk before feeding could have a big impact on their brain development,new research has found.
Instead of preparing to give birth to her first child,Bree Amer Wilkes was planning his funeral.
Researchers attribute the dramatic drop in premature babies during lockdowns to a reduction in stress related to work and social activities.
One-fifth of Australian women said COVID-19 impacted on their intentions of having children,mostly delaying the timing,with financial concerns a common reason.
New parents are struggling to find support in the lockdown and experts are warning cases of perinatal depression will spike.