Children's health
06 May 2015
Male offspring get the most benefit from pregnant mother’s exercise
Male offspring appear to benefit more than females from the positive effects of exercise during pregnancy, an animal study by UNSW medical researchers has found.
Children's health
20 Feb 2015
Mother’s stress hormone levels may affect foetal growth and long term health of child
The University of Cambridge examined whether levels of the stress hormones known as glucocorticoids can influence the supply of glucose from mother to foetus.
Pregnancy and Lifestyle
17 Dec 2014
Fertility and eggs: Dr Joe Kosterich
Freezing eggs for later fertilisation used to seem futuristic. Now it's fairly common, but how relevant is the technology for the average woman?
Pregnancy and Lifestyle
05 Oct 2014
Induction of labour: Natural methods
How to induce labour naturally? There are a range of popular techniques for women who want to induce labour naturally, although scientific evidence can be…
Children's health
07 Jul 2014
HSV-infected newborns four times more likely to be born to young mums
Mothers of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-infected newborn babies in Australia are four times more likely to be young women aged less than 20 years of…
Children's health
14 May 2014
Patches of Cortical Layers Disrupted During Early Brain Development in Autism
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Allen Institute for Brain Science have published a study that gives clear…
Children's health
10 Oct 2013
Cocaine exposure in the womb: The brain structure is intact but development is off track
Prenatal cocaine exposure affects both behavior and brain. Animal studies have shown that exposure to cocaine during in utero development causes numerous disruptions in normal brain development and negatively affects behavior from birth and into adulthood. For ethical reasons, similar studies in humans have been more limited but some research…
Children's health
17 Sep 2013
Pregnancy due date calculator
The pregnancy due date calculator determines when your baby is due based on the date of your last menstrual period, to help you prepare for…
Blood
20 Aug 2013
Avocado and coconut ice cream
This raw food recipe for vegan icecream with avocado and coconut is not only vegan, it’s also sugar free and gluten free. But it’s rich,…
