Although the number of children conceived through in vitro fertilisation born with abnormalities remains extremely low, a recent study in Kenya shows that the risk of genetic disorders is higher.
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Aggression and oppositional behaviour in childhood doesn’t just make short-term problems for children, their friends and families. It also places kids at risk of long-term issues with mental and physical…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting is basically a 1980s frat film, complete with busty girls in bikinis, golf buggies crashing into swimming pools, and vomit and fart jokes – all window dressed with…
Delaying childbearing puts women at higher risk of serious illness and complications during birth, a new study has found…
For centuries, children have been subjected to cultural and medicalised practices that were ultimately proven harmful and a violation of basic bodily integrity. Such practices have included foot binding…
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen have been found to reduce the severity of postpartum breast cancers…
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Research Assistant Professor of Physics and Oncology, Georgetown University
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Professor of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UNSW
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Obstetrician & Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi
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Adjunct Professor of Wellbeing, RMIT University