Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have been awarded almost £1 million to fund research looking into how pregnant women can be supported to plan their birth. The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) awarded more than £973,000 to the collaborative team made up of scientists, clinicians, members of the public and those […]
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A mother’s gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of the baby – according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the Quadram Institute and the University of Cambridge. Researchers studying mice found that a species of gut bacteria, known to have beneficial effects for health […]
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Genes reveal coffee is safe during pregnancy: University of Queensland researchers have found enjoying a daily latte or long black causes no increased risk to pregnancy. Dr Gunn-Helen Moen, Dr Daniel Hwang and Caroline Brito Nunes from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience used genetics to analyse coffee drinking behaviour, and their findings show limited coffee […]
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Pregnant women’s use of alcohol correlates with that of their partner, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. Paying attention to both parents’ use of alcohol may help to prevent drinking during pregnancy, as well as foetal exposure to the adverse effects of alcohol. Exposure to alcohol is […]
University of Leeds researchers found a concerning lack of robust data for non-white European women in previous studies examining the impact of diet on gestational diabetes. Their findings stress the need for culturally appropriate research methods to accurately understand the contribution of healthy or unhealthy diets on developing and managing diabetes during pregnancy across all […]
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Diet, malaria and substance use linked to Pacific preterm births. A new Curtin University study has found diet, malaria, substance use and a lack of antenatal care services are linked to one in 10 babies in the Pacific Island region being born preterm and of low birth weight. Published in leading journal The Lancet Regional […]
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Mediterranean diet or mindfulness during pregnancy reduces the risk of a low birth weight baby: A clinical trial for pregnant women at high risk of a low birth weight baby demonstrates for the first time that Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions during pregnancy reduce the prevalence of low birth weight by 29-36% as […]
Landmark study links post-natal depression and low income: A longitudinal study of Queensland families has found women on lower incomes are more likely to suffer with pre and post-natal depression. An analysis of the Queensland Family Cohort (QFC) pilot project data, conducted by the University of Queensland’s Professor Brenda Gannon, found women diagnosed with depression […]
Study challenges health advice for mothers : New Curtin University-led research has called into question existing health advice that mothers wait a minimum of two years after giving birth to become pregnant again, in order to reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm and small-for-gestational age births. The research found that a […]
What is Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep)? Strep agalactiae refers to the round bacteria that grow in chains and that was found to be a human potential pathogen responsible for a number of infections that most commonly affect pregnant women and newborns. […]
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