There is strong evidence connecting cannabis use during pregnancy to harmful effects on a child’s brain development, including a higher risk of schizophrenia.
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New research reveals a deepening crisis in prenatal health as geography and income increasingly dictate whether a mother can meet her basic nutritional needs.
Low-dose aspirin can reduce pre-eclampsia risk. So should it be recommended for every pregnancy? The science isn’t that simple.
Unequal access to contraception poses risks to reproductive-age women, families and Nigeria’s development.
This rare condition occurs when an abdominal pregnancy ends and the body calcifies foetal remains as a protective response.
Paracetamol can safely treat fever and pain at any stage of pregnancy. And it’s important, as leaving fever untreated can be dangerous for the mother and baby.
This is not just a bit of nausea and vomiting – it’s a debilitating condition with serious health effects.
To say motherhood is life-changing can feel like an inadequate summation. Matrescence offers a way to understand it in all its complexity.
Inadequate sleep can have negative downstream effects on everyday cognitive functioning and mental health, which can then lead to even worse sleep.
Central Hillsborough Healthy Start offers a model of community care that helps to prevent premature births.
Doulas bring a holistic, person-centered approach that can improve birth outcomes and lower overall costs.
Whether you’re newly pregnant, or a boss trying to look after your staff, there are legal rights and obligations you need to know about – and some of them are new.
Rates of preterm births, maternal deaths and other adverse birth outcomes are abysmal across the US, but there are clear strategies that could help the nation reverse course.
Women are more likely to have a stroke – and more likely to be misdiagnosed. Hormones, pregnancy and medical bias are part of the reason.
Perinatal depression currently affects around one in five mothers.
Many people do not know about the serious harms that untreated pain in pregnancy can cause.
Understanding the prevalence and factors associated with preterm births is critical for effective interventions.
Pregnancy dramatically changes the lives of expectant parents, and many dog owners see their dogs change with it.
Adolescent girls living in low-income urban informal settlements face challenges that elevate their susceptibility to early childbearing.
Fever during pregnancy presents real dangers to both the mother and the fetus – an OB-GYN explains the critical role of acetaminophen in preventing serious outcomes.
Top contributors
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Deputy Director (Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Burnet Institute
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Professor of Human Immunology, Swansea University
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Lecturer, Biochemistry & Immunology, Swansea University
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Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Griffith University
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Vicki Flenady is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and as Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer, York St John University
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University