Neonatal

The bones of babies born in the winter months could be strengthened if their mothers took vitamin D, scientists say. Taking vitamin D during

Scientists want the use of progesterone therapy to prevent premature births to be reviewed while alternative solutions are found. A widely

Australian and UK doctors are warning mothers who give birth by caesarean about the health risks of "vaginal seeding". There's

Premature babies given two drugs scored much better by age four on measures of intelligence, language and memory than preemies who didn't get them.

The vapour from e-cigarettes may be damaging to unborn babies and harmful to male fertility, new research suggests. Pregnant women who smoke

New oxygen-related research may help to prevent the deaths of thousands of premature babies worldwide each year, according to an Australian researcher.

The former head of obstetrics at Bacchus Marsh Hospital, Surinder Parhar, says he has been "unfairly targeted" over a spate of baby deaths.

Seven mothers were given the wrong baby to breastfeed in NSW public hospitals despite strict identification procedures. Babies have been handed

UK women at risk of giving birth to babies with abnormalities are being offered a new blood test that can detect Down's, Patau's and Edwards' syndromes.

Researchers have found a genetic link to a condition which can lead to a woman developing heart failure in late pregnancy or shortly after delivery.

UN member states pledged to reduce maternal mortality by 75 per cent by 2015 from 1990 levels but only nine countries have achieved the target.

New Zealand researchers have led a study into how to prevent newborn babies suffering brain damage as a result of low blood sugar. Treating

Stressed mothers have uncoordinated children, according to WA research which links emotional trauma during pregnancy to poor motor function. PERTH, AAP - Stress

A Victorian mother of six has been refused IVF treatment after it was found there would be significant welfare concerns for the child. A Victorian

Two healthy babies have been born on the same day, after a new test screened the embryos for life-threatening genetic conditions Two families

Pregnancy causes hormone-driven growth of the intestines that allows more energy to be extracted from the same amount of food, a study shows.

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis has been effectively eliminated in Cuba, the first country in the world to achieve the goal.

Researchers say pre-pregnancy counselling services should be provided to women who had a stillbirth, as well as advice on changing lifestyle factors.

Researchers say a baby's DNA can be affected by what their mother eats before pregnancy and one gene is especially sensitive to these changes.

Trials of a new screening test for common pregnancy complications have been successful, say Adelaide researchers. Researchers say they've come up with a