Prenatal phthalates lower boys’ verbal IQ but lift girls’ performance IQ, Canadian study reveals
Could everyday plastic chemicals in pregnancy quietly influence your child’s brainpower? New Canadian research uncovers subtle links between…
STIs during pregnancy linked to higher risk of birth complications
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Newborn baby dies from rare genetic condition which scans failed to pick up
Moments after Dylan and Rochelle Evrard were pronounced husband and wife, they were showered with pink confetti. Cyndi…
A threat to healthy births in australia
A 15-year study of nearly 60,000 births shows that congenital syphilis and other STIs continue to endanger babies,…
Supreme Court gives Queensland hospital permission to perform abortion on 12yo girl
A Queensland court has granted permission for a pregnant 12-year-old girl to have a surgical abortion. An unnamed…
The surprising medical remedies of the Middle Ages
Turns out, the Dark Ages weren’t so dim when it came to wellness. Researchers have unearthed a trove…
Mater Hospital’s religious abortion ban left couple feeling ‘abandoned’
After a miscarriage and unsuccessful IVF attempts, Brisbane woman Elisa and her husband Brent were feeling cautiously joyful…
VitalTrace fetal monitoring device touted as ‘absolute revolution’ in childbirth
For the first time ever, health professionals will be able to accurately monitor oxygen levels in babies during…
Parental cholesterol predicts asthma severity in children
New research links parents’ metabolic health and a child’s birth weight to asthma severity, uncovering for the first…
New recall of injected penicillin may put gains against syphilis in peril
Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting…