How to stop stress from floods affecting unborn babies and their mums

How to stop stress from floods affecting unborn babies and their mums

Natural disasters such as floods can have a tangible effect on unborn babies,an expert says,but simple measures can help mitigate the impact.

  • byStuart Layt

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The simple change helping premature babies breathe easier

The simple change helping premature babies breathe easier

A small change in the Mater’s neonatal intensive care unit has dramatically improved outcomes for premature babies.

  • byStuart Layt
Nature via nurture:How we become who we are
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Nature via nurture:How we become who we are

The most interesting study I have read on pregnancy and infancy upends our ideas about how we become the humans we are.

  • byLiam Mannix
Victorian doctor disqualified over avoidable baby deaths at Bacchus Marsh maternity service

Victorian doctor disqualified over avoidable baby deaths at Bacchus Marsh maternity service

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.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
I logged back into work,like nothing and everything had changed

I logged back into work,like nothing and everything had changed

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.

  • byNicole Precel
Spanish woman sues after discovering birth swap error

Spanish woman sues after discovering birth swap error

Health authorities are blaming a “one-off human error” for the mistake,which led the babies to be raised by the wrong families.

  • byNathan Allen
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Simple feeding tweak could give premature babies a taste of better health

Simple feeding tweak could give premature babies a taste of better health

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.

  • byStuart Layt
‘I knew something wasn’t right’:How educating couples about stillbirth could save lives

‘I knew something wasn’t right’:How educating couples about stillbirth could save lives

Instead of preparing to give birth to her first child,Bree Amer Wilkes was planning his funeral.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Lockdown slump in pre-term births may be key to preventing them in future

Lockdown slump in pre-term births may be key to preventing them in future

Researchers attribute the dramatic drop in premature babies during lockdowns to a reduction in stress related to work and social activities.

  • byStuart Layt
One in five women say COVID impacted on plans for having children

One in five women say COVID impacted on plans for having children

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.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Without a village,new mums feel isolated and alone

Without a village,new mums feel isolated and alone

New parents are struggling to find support in the lockdown and experts are warning cases of perinatal depression will spike.

  • byJulie Power