Whether you’re newly pregnant, or a boss trying to look after your staff, there are legal rights and obligations you need to know about – and some of them are new.
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There’s little research on the benefits of dancing to induce labour or once labour has started. But it’s unlikely to do any harm.
Pregnant Kenyan teens aren’t getting support before or after pregnancy – setting them up for a life of hardship.
Pregnancy complicates a cancer diagnosis in many ways. So cancer treatment may need to be adjusted. Here’s what we know so far.
Under current laws in most states and territories, the life of an unborn child is legally indistinguishable from that of the mother.
Your estimated due date isn’t always accurate but can impact the care you receive.
Apart from folic acid and iodine, other supplements may not be needed. For the most part, they’re a waste of money. At worse, they could harm.
Healthy mothers mean healthy babies. Giving pregnant women cash grants could help prevent conditions such as stunting.
Maternal mortality in the UK is the highest for decades - as a barometer for a nation’s health, this is a statistic we cannot ignore
During pregnancy, the body’s capacity to regulate temperature changes. Here’s how to cool down and the overheating red flags to watch out for.
COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to be safe in pregnancy, and protects both the mother and infant from severe disease. It’s now also clear that infants’ antibody protection continues after birth.
Several rap songs speak on the subject of abortion from the perspective of the unborn child.
A robust body of research finds that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy is safe and effective – and the best way to protect both mother and child from the risks of COVID-19.
Exclusion from clinical trials, lack of data and inconsistent information made it difficult for pregnant and breastfeeding people to make decisions about COVID-19 vaccines early in the rollout.
Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
Fetal brains are changing rapidly over the course of pregnancy, but so are the brains of mothers-to-be. Neuroscience research shows one way worry can start taking hold – and a simple way to help.
The Pfizer vaccine rolls out to high-risk people in Australia from next week. And many of these front-line workers will be women. Here’s what we know so far.
In some cases, women are left without food or anywhere to live for the duration of their pregnancy.
As we are now approaching a long, dark, socially-isolated winter in the UK, adequate vitamin D supplementation has never been more important.
Pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow in Maternal and Reproductive Health, University of Hull
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Research Assistant, University of Hull
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Midwifery and Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University
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Research Fellow in Public Health and Parenthood, DECIPHer, Cardiff University
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Professor and Deputy Head of School, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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PhD candidate - exercise medicine, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Podiatry, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Lecturer, Exercise Science & Physiology, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Exercise Physiology Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, University of Bristol