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You’ve heard pregnant women talk about nesting, whether that’s painting the nursery, or cleaning the house from top to bottom before their baby arrives. But new research turns ‘nesting’ on its head.
In most states, employers aren’t required to accommodate the unique needs of pregnant women except in limited circumstances.
Nine months is a long time to have sore feet but these easy remedies can ease the pain.
Five out of five experts agree running during pregnancy is OK.
Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.
Is telling pregnant women to simply abstain really the best advice?
Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.
Thinking about trying for a baby? Then now is the time for you and your partner to “spring clean” your food and lifestyle habits.
Family, friends and even strangers are judging pregnant women’s and new mothers’ behaviour.
Prison food budgets are as low as £1.87 per person per day. This may not be enough to provide adequate nutrition for a pregnant woman and her baby.
Unlike Beyoncé, a group of Australian women documenting their own pregnancies captured mundane images of track pants, barren wardrobes and self-portraits in a bathroom mirror.
Women are no longer eating for two – or one, for that matter.
Embryos greedily want more resources than their fair share. New research investigates how early in evolution their hormonal tactics arose.
Parents in three Australian states are being given misleading advice about the dangers of lead to babies and small children – including failing to warn pregnant women about miscarriage risks.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow in Maternal and Reproductive Health, University of Hull
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Research Assistant, University of Hull
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Midwifery and Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University
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Research Fellow in Public Health and Parenthood, DECIPHer, Cardiff University
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Professor and Deputy Head of School, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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PhD candidate - exercise medicine, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Podiatry, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Lecturer, Exercise Science & Physiology, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Exercise Physiology Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, University of Bristol