$6.8 million boost to expand world-first preterm birth prevention program
The Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance and its partner organisation Women’s Healthcare Australasia have welcomed a $6.8 million…
Clusterin inhibition offers new hope for treating cervical gastric-type adenocarcinoma
Gastric-type adenocarcinoma (GAS) is one of the most aggressive non-human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical adenocarcinomas and remains especially difficult…
Inadvertent GLP-1 RA use during pregnancy not linked to preterm birth risk, study suggests
Preterm birth risk is not higher for women without diabetes who were taking GLP-1 receptor agonists around the…
New mother’s experience highlights importance of postpartum heart care
At 35, Brooklyn resident Luyba Caloras was healthy, with no history of heart problems and no reason to…
Global maternal deaths decline but progress slows worldwide
Global maternal deaths have declined over the past three decades, yet progress has slowed in recent years and remains uneven…
Women with Asherman’s syndrome call for tighter control of outdated practices
Lily Johnstone and her husband live in a two-bedroom home in Melbourne with a pair of French bulldogs.…
Researchers find leading causes of death among pregnant and postpartum women
Researchers at Columbia University have found that accidental drug overdose, homicide, and suicide are the leading causes of death among pregnant and postpartum women. The findings…
Community-based midwife continuity care lowers preterm birth risk across diverse populations
Women who receive continuous care from community-based midwives have a significantly reduced risk of preterm birth in comparison…
Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD or intellectual disability
Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability…
Meet the obstetrician who battled medical dogma and private hospitals to reduce Australian early-term births by 10%
When Professor John Newnham started a campaign to stop deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks without medical indication,…
Cesarean births in advanced labor linked to higher risk of womb scarring
Women who have Cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to…
Exclusive colostrum intake in first three days linked to fewer allergies, Aussie researchers find
Babies exclusively fed colostrum in their first three days of life are almost 80% less likely to develop peanut allergy…