Womens Health

Castlemaine women will be able to access locally-based maternity care via three distinct pathways under Castlemaine Health’s new collaborative model of care.

Many pregnant women worry about birth. Some, however, suffer from a much more serious condition called tokophobia: a severe and unreasoning dread of childbirth,

Pregnant women rightly expect that when they’re in labour, medical staff will observe them and their baby closely, and can deal with any potential problems

Motherhood can reap benefits for the human brain as it ages, with a study finding that women who parent more children show younger patterns of brain function.

Getting help with small home tasks that are not supported by available services is among factors affecting quality of life for older women living alone, new research has found.

A new study has found that Australian women with endometriosis

Almost seven-in-10 pregnant women and new mothers (65 per cent) in the ACT and southeast New South Wales say they were severely exposed to bushfire smoke in our recent summer.

The Mediterranean diet may be investigated as a possible treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome after mice with PCOS-like features of the condition were found to benefit

Many women find breastfeeding difficult and

Carrying a fetus that is small for gestational age (SGA) is associated with increased rates of stillbirth and neonatal death as well as metabolic disease in later life.

New research helps explain why flu can lead to life-threatening complications during pregnancy, suggesting the virus does not stay in the lungs but spreads throughout the

Women's Safety NSW says the criminalisation of coercive control is vital if Australia is to reduce violence against women and domestic homicide.

A new Cochrane Review comparing the two most common treatments used in the long-term medical management of the condition polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the oral contraceptive

As domestic violence skyrockets amid COVID-19, women’s health experts are calling for compulsory training of obstetric health practitioners to ensure they can recognise

It’s pretty normal to feel full of energy for exercise some days, and as though you can’t be bothered on other days.  

A new survey developed by The Australian National University (ANU) will examine the effects of this year’s bushfires and COVID-19 on pregnant women and their babies.

Australian abortion providers warn a return to pre-pandemic restrictions could prevent women using telehealth services to access medical terminations.

In several countries pregnant women confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19 are being required to have caesarean sections or be separated from their newborn babies

As the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all too well, good health policy depends on prior planning, decisive action, and a willingness to spend money.  

The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk than others of behavioural problems and poor development. University