On 15 October 2022– International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day – a new website from Monash University and Miscarriage Australia was launched. It fills a gap in Australia by providing evidence-based information and research for those affected by miscarriage. In Australia, around 285 miscarriages occur every...
Floods, fires and other natural disasters can come when we least expect and the Red Cross is working to prepare parents to safeguard their children in advance. The plight of a mother struggling to sanitise baby bottles in a bushfire evacuation centre toilet is contributing to...
Suffocation is the likely cause in most deaths associated with slings and baby carriers. Jeanine Young reports on way to keep infants safe Carrying babies in a soft fabric sling or carrier close to their parent or caregiver has been practised throughout the world for centuries....
Here are 3 numbers to help you decide, writes researcher Karin Hammarberg Egg freezing is promoted as an empowering option for women who want to stop the biological clock and improve their chance of having a baby later in life. But they need to know it’s...
The development of an online portal for workplaces on health promotion around pregnancy became a real labour of love for all involved who pushed through pandemic related delays. This can also be a major source of worry in the increasingly difficult economic climate faced by young...
Can her baby have too much of a good thing, asks Michelle Dickson-Garay It seems that some things are naturally associated with becoming a mum. Growing larger during pregnancy is natural, getting less sleep after your bub is born is natural, losing your memory while breastfeeding...
Vicki Englund finds herself on the outer in a community of much younger mothers. It’s funny when you look back on the things about motherhood you hadn’t anticipated. When my husband and I decided to try to have a baby, at rather advanced ages on both...
Caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new Murdoch Children’s Research Institute study. Research at a Glance: • A Melbourne-led study has found caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of...
Researchers Hannah Dahlen, Christine Rubertsson and Malin Edqvist look at 7 ways to reduce perineal tearing during childbirth While most expectant mothers are excited, many are also anxious about giving birth, especially first-time mothers. Perineal trauma is something many expectant mums are fearful about. It is hard...
Cassie Hamer writes about her baby’s introduction to food, which was a sickening experience. It was a video-camera moment. My five-month-old daughter was about to take her first mouthful of solids, a gloopy mix of rice cereal and breastmilk. I pressed ‘record’ as my husband gently...
