Pregnant women warned of one factor that raises risk of high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia
Spending too much time sitting and not moving enough during pregnancy has been linked to a heightened risk…
$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…
Endometriosis increases risk of some birth defects in infants
A Canadian study suggests inflammation linked to endometriosis may subtly shape fetal development, increasing the likelihood of some…
Natural ovulation offers a safer path to IVF success
A landmark randomized trial shows that preparing the uterus using natural ovulation delivers the same chance of a…
Workplace challenges in managing gestational diabetes care
Fear of insulin cognitive overload and workplace constraints can derail gestational diabetes care, but education, support, and motivation…
A 36-week screening strategy safely reduces pre-eclampsia at term
By pairing late-pregnancy risk screening with personalised timing of birth, researchers show how term pre-eclampsia can be safely…
Calcium supplements do not prevent pre-eclampsia, large trials show no meaningful benefit
A new Cochrane systematic review of 10 randomised trials involving over 37,000 pregnant women found that calcium supplementation…
Planned birth at term shown to cut pre-eclampsia risk in high-risk women
Planned birth at term reduces the incidence of pre-eclampsia in women at high risk of the condition, without…
Calcium fails to prevent pre-eclampsia in pregnant women, study finds
An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about…
Biloela Hospital on maternity bypass for three years with patients treated via telehealth
At 36 weeks pregnant, first-time mum Isabella Zarkow knew something was not right when her headache would not…