Midwifery
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'No evidence' of placenta health benefits AAP - 12-08-2015
There is no evidence that there are any health benefits related to eating the placenta post birth, a review says. Eating one's own placenta
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Start trying for baby by 30 AAP - 01-06-2015
If a woman is ready for a child, she should start trying by the time she is 30, a British fertility specialist says. Women hoping to get pregnant
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Childbirth pioneer Elisabeth Bing dies AAP - 18-05-2015
Elisabeth Bing who popularised the natural childbirth techniques of French doctor Fernand Lamaze has died in New York at the age of 100. A woman who popularised
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Walk with midwives to raise funds for Indigenous midwifery students Karen Keast - 02-08-2016
Midwives for a better tomorrow. That’s the theme of this year’s International Day of the Midwife (IDM), established by the
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Plea for pregnancy care blood tests AAP - 02-04-2015
Checking the blood pressure of pregnant women accurately and regularly is the best way of diagnosing potentially deadly hypertensive disorders, according to research.
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Call for probe over Europe C-section rates AAP - 10-03-2015
A European study has found around a quarter of births in the UK are by C-section, compared to a low of 14.8 per cent in Iceland and 52 per cent in Cyprus.
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Training midwives to tackle domestic violence Karen Keast - 02-08-2016
New research could pave the way for Australian midwives to
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Paracetamol increases ADHD risk AAP - 26-09-2014
News that taking paracetamol during pregnancy increases the risk of children having ADHD is "alarming", says an Auckland University researcher.
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