Pregnancy and Lifestyle

Children's Health 25 May 2023

Pregnancy Guide and GP Care

Pregnancy is an exciting and transformative journey that requires a great deal of care and support from both medical professionals and loved ones. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the various aspects of pregnancy, from staying healthy and active to preparing your family for a new baby.

Blood 13 Apr 2023

Anaemia During Pregnancy: Types, Causes, and Treatments

Pregnancy is a time of rapid changes in a woman’s body. One of these changes is an increased need for certain nutrients, including iron, folate, and vitamin B12. Anemia is a common issue that can occur during pregnancy, and it is crucial to address it to ensure the…

Anatomy 12 Aug 2022

What is endometriosis and how does it affect 1 in 10 Aussie women?

Endometriosis is a condition that approximately 700,000 plus Australian women and girls suffer with that impacts many aspects of their lives

Children's health 21 Apr 2022

Everyone is Talking About These Health Insurance Hacks!

Choosing private health insurance can feel like a complicated process. Indeed, it may seem challenging to know which products will provide the greatest benefits. But…

Children's Health 05 Dec 2018

Being large for gestational age at birth combined with maternal diabetes is associated with a near-trebling of child’s risk of obesity | Canada

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that children who are larger than average at birth (large for gestational age or LGA) and born to mothers with gestational diabetes are almost three times as likely to be obese as…

Children's health 29 Nov 2018

New screening tool to improve outcomes for kids with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has often been called the 'invisible disability' due to its high rate of non- or misdiagnosis among children.

Children's Health 19 Oct 2018

Cord blood clue to respiratory diseases

New research has found children born in the last three months of the year in Melbourne may have a greater risk of developing respiratory diseases.

Children's health 12 May 2018

Prenatal cannabis use associated with low birth weights

With marijuana use during pregnancy on the rise, a new study led by the Colorado School of Public Health shows that prenatal cannabis use was…

Children's health 01 May 2018

Miracle Babies Foundation

Miracle Babies Foundation is Australia’s leading not-for-profit supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.