Wed Jun 15, 2011
(Embargo lifted 8.30am AEST Wednesday June 15)
Research published in the BMJ suggests that women who do not go to sleep on their left side on their last night of pregnancy have an increased risk of late stillbirth compared with women who do sleep on their left side.
Thu Apr 14, 2011
Embargo lifted at 9am AEST Thursday 14 April 2011
Each year there are an estimated 3.2 million stillbirths across the world and they are still a daily occurrence even in countries such as Australia and New Zealand, where many cases are still unexplained. Even though infant mortality rates have been dropping, there has been no reduction [...]
Wed Feb 16, 2011
Embargo lifted at 11am AEDT Wed 16 Feb
A team led by a researcher from the University of Queensland assessed how 18 month-old babies responded to videos of counting and claim they demonstrate that humans begin to learn to count earlier than previously thought.
Fri Feb 11, 2011
Embargo lifted at 10.30am AEDT on Fri 11 February 2011
A study released today investigated small increases in risk of cancer for children who had x-rays at ages less than three months and in children whose mothers had undergone an x-ray while pregnant. Researchers measured the risk of childhood cancer overall, and leukaemia, lymphoma, and central [...]
Tue Dec 7, 2010
Research using Danish families has identified a link between mobile phone use by pregnant mums and their children and the development of behavioural problems. Children who were exposed to mobile phones before birth and who used phones before the age of 7 were 50% more likely to have behavioural problems, while those who were exposed [...]
Wed Oct 6, 2010
Embargo lifted 10.01am AEDT Wednesday 6 October
UK research has found light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child’s behavioral or intellectual development. The study found children born to light drinkers were less likely to have behavioural problems than children whose mothers did not drink during pregnancy, but this effect was reduced after the [...]
Fri Sep 17, 2010
Reports of the death of a five-week-old baby in Adelaide have once again raised awareness of the dangers associated with whooping cough outbreaks. Below an Australian expert comments on the status of the current outbreak and the research which is in progress to try to reduce the impact of whooping cough in the future.
Fri Aug 20, 2010
EMBARGO LIFTED AT 5AM AEST FRIDAY 20 AUGUST
US research suggests children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later.