Neonatal

There's hope for extremely premature babies as scientists develop an artificial womb that already appears to have helped premature lambs develop.

A new French study suggests a mother's voice may play an important role in stabilising a premature baby. A mother's voice plays a crucial

An Australian study suggests there is no real need for pregnant women to take fish

A European study has found general life stress experienced by mothers is more strongly associated with child cognitive issues than family of work stressors.

Moderate-to-late preterm babies are three times more likely to have language delays and delayed motor skills by the age of two, a study has found.

An Australian study has for the first time found a link between flat head syndrome and developmental delays in children. Babies with flat head

There are six stillbirths every day in Australia and in the majority of these cases the cause is unknown. For the past 20 years the rate

Almost one in five neonates has a respiratory virus in their first month of life but many fail to show signs of illness, new research shows. A

Scientists are a step closer to understanding the trigger for pre-term birth and believe they may have found a drug to prevent a baby from being born too early.

An Australian study has found more than half of baby bottles have inaccurate or missing markings, with one in five failing world standards.

The number of babies dying in the first four weeks of life has decreased but the rate of stillbirths has risen, according to a new report.

A question mark hangs over the use of paracetamol during pregnancy after a study found an association between its use and behavioural problems in children.

New research has found Australian parents are ignoring the SIDS guidelines to prevent their baby from developing flat head syndrome. Parents

Boys are more likely to be born prematurely at 20-24 weeks, a study by researchers at the University of Adelaide has found. Boy babies are

This is the question posed by new research from Griffith University which aims to dispel the myths around vitamin use and educate reproductive aged women about their dietary

Senior doctors in the UK say more specialist care is needed for pregnant women who have epilepsy to reduce pregnancy risks. Health officials

Therapies targeting the placenta may help protect babies from the risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke later in life, WA researchers say.

Short mothers are twice as likely to have a baby born premature than tall mothers, according to a new international study. The odds of having

Women smoking during pregnancy cause genes to switch on or off in their unborn babies, DNA researchers discover. Pregnant mothers who smoke

Girl babies born more than a week past term could be 12 percent more likely to grow up obese, according to a new international study led by a Liggins Institute researcher.