Today the Lancet published its comprehensive article series on stillbirth, drawing attention to the understated global prevalence of the phenomenon. […]
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Newsletter Digest: Kepler launch, when science stories go bad, SMC is hiring
Spacecraft’s progress tracked from NZ The Johannes Kepler unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station after […]
Continue readingFructose in pregnancy may compromise fetal health
Researchers investigating effects of maternal diet on children’s health at the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute are warning pregnant mums […]
Continue readingExperts on mobile phones and child behaviour
A newly published paper has drawn a link between regular mobile phone use by pregnant women before and after their […]
Continue readingHeavy smoking in pregnancy and crime in offspring
Research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, suggests children of mothers who smoke heavily during pregnancy […]
Continue readingFish oil during pregnancy – benefits questioned
New research led by the University of Adelaide challenges advice that pregnant women should increase their intake of fish oil. […]
Continue readingAusSMC: Light drinking during pregnancy fails to affect child development – experts respond
AusSMC: UK research has found light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child’s behavioral or intellectual development. The […]
Continue readingIs light drinking during pregnancy okay? Experts respond
UPDATED 4PM: New research drawing on data from the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study, a large study tracking the long term […]
Continue readingODT: Rat study links maternal illness to schizophrenia risk
Eileen Goodwin writes in the Otago Daily Times about research from the University of Otago showing that flu jabs and […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: Kiwi scientists help to predict risk of pre-eclampsia
An international team of scientists looking at data from NZ women who’re part of the SCOPE study have found 14 […]
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