Tag: Pregnancy and Childbirth
Doctors' group protests against maternity services move
The fight to retain services at a New South Wales far south coast hospital has received the backing the Rural Doctors Association, which mounted a protest in Sydney at the weekend over a range of health issues.[MORE]
Breakthrough helps detect malnourished babies
Pregnant women may soon be able to identify if their baby is at risk of being born malnourished under a medical breakthrough that has been announced by the New South Wales Health Minister.[MORE]
Country birth plan 'scandalous'
The SA Opposition says women who give birth in country hospitals could be discharged within hours under a new Govt plan.[MORE]
Paid maternity leave 'will stimulate economy'
A public hearing in Sydney is looking at the Productivity Commission's paid maternity leave proposal.[MORE]
Midwife appointed for new Darwin Hospital team
A professional midwife has been appointed as half of a team that will oversee an overhaul of NT's maternity services. [MORE]
Birth defect risk raised by in vitro fertilisation
Babies conceived using in vitro fertilisation are two to four times as likely to have certain birth defects than those conceived naturally, US researchers said.[MORE]
Mums, midwives protest for better maternity services
A group of Northern Territory women have gathered with their babies at the Darwin office of Health Minister Chris Burns to protest for better public maternity services. [MORE]
Childbirth deaths on the rise in Pacific: UN
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The number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth in Pacific communities has jumped dramatically.[MORE]
'Pregnant man' expecting again
Thomas Beatie, a US transgender man who gave birth to a daughter in June, is expecting a second child.[MORE]
Midwife project aims to tackle post-natal depression
A research project involving Queensland midwives is aiming to reduce the incidence of post-natal depression.[MORE]
Woman has twins from 13yo sperm
A Taiwanese woman has given birth to healthy twins using the 13-year-old frozen sperm of a former testicular cancer patient, local media said, setting a record for the island.[MORE]
Fears ailing economy will scratch paid maternity scheme
There are fears the slowing economy will be used as an excuse to delay a national paid maternity leave scheme. [MORE]
Pregnant teens not butting out
More than half of the pregnant teenagers in Tasmania continue to smoke, despite a wave of information campaigns aimed at stopping the practice. [MORE]
Teens hold highest spinal defect pregnancy rates
A new report shows teenage women have the highest rates of pregnancies where the babies are affected by spinal cord defects.[MORE]
Teen pregnancies linked to sexy TV shows
Exposure to some forms of entertainment is a corrupting influence on children, leading teens who watch sexy programs into early pregnancies and children who play violent video games to adopt aggressive behaviour, new research suggests.[MORE]
New tests to 'help predict menopause' for hopeful mothers
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A new test is meant to be able to predict when menopause will begin, providing women more insight into their reproductive life.[MORE]
Extended paid maternity leave motion passed
A motion by Orange City Council to extend paid maternity leave for local government employees has been passed at the Local Government Association Conference of New South Wales in Broken Hill.[MORE]
Union welcomes push for council maternity leave changes
The union representing local government employees in the New South Wales Riverina region has welcomed a move to increase paid maternity leave for council staff.[MORE]
Younger mothers a regional reality
A family planning expert says Tasmania's wide population spread could account for its women having children earlier.[MORE]
ACT fertility rate below national average
The ACT's fertility rate was lower than the national average reported by the ABS today.[MORE]
Figures show fertility rate soaring
Australia has recorded what is believed to be its highest annual number of births on record.[MORE]
Baby boom to push hospitals to limit: AMA
The AMA says a baby boom will push maternity wards over the limit, unless the Government pumps more money into new services.[MORE]
Alfred hospital buckling under baby boom
The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is struggling to cope with a baby boom in Sydney's inner-west.[MORE]
GPs group critical of Pambula maternity service relocation
Another major medical group has joined the call for the retention of maternity services at Pambula Hospital.[MORE]
Baby deaths prompt Mareeba Hospital review
Queensland Health has ordered a review of the midwife-led maternity service at the Mareeba Hospital, in the far north, after the death of a second baby delivered at the facility.[MORE]
