Pregnancy Health: Advice, Information & Resources

Pre-eclampsia breakthrough to save lives

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Sara Wiss performs five pull-ups while 41 weeks pregnant.

Mother-to-be performs five chin-ups while 41 weeks pregnant

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Taking fish oil in pregnancy may prevent childhood asthma

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What is gestational diabetes?

Around 5-10 per cent of women are affected by gestational diabetes.

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Pregnancy and your blood type

The blood type and Rh factor of a pregnant woman and the father of her baby has all kinds of implications for their unborn child.

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Thrush during pregnancy: the facts

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As much as 50 per cent of women experience pelvic girdle pain.

How to ease pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

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Always see a doctor if you're concerned about any aspects of your health or wellbeing while pregnant.

Obstetric cholestasis: the facts

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Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP): the facts

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A dad's guide to hyperemesis

I am in no way qualified to advise women on how to cope with hyperemesis, but I've learnt some lessons that might be worth sharing with other partners.

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Which beauty treatments are safe in pregnancy?

Is it safe to use fake tan, hair dye and nail varnish during pregnancy?

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For most women, their binge-drinking days were abandoned once they discovered they were pregnant.

40 per cent of Australian women drink while pregnant: study

Almost half of Australian women drink during their pregnancy, and health authorities need to craft new policies to reduce alcohol use in expectant women, a new study shows.

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Is it reasonable to expect your partner to give up drinking in pregnancy?

From the moment that I fell pregnant with my son, I realised just how much my life had already started to change.

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How my pregnancy cured me

For a handful of women, pregnancy brings a cure for conditions they suffered long before they conceived.

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'She looks like a normal healthy young mum wishing she could get more sleep at night:' Katie Dickens and her baby today.

Innovative surgery repairs mum's heart while pregnant

First time mum Katie Dickens faced more hurdles than most to bring her baby girl into the world.

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Beth Clemison and her partner Mike Bebb with their son Theo after his birth.

How a mother's intuition saved her unborn baby's life

Baby Theo is now a happy, healthy eight-month-old, but his mother will never forget how close she came to losing him.

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10 foods for a healthier pregnancy

Knowing what foods to eat throughout pregnancy can be worrying, so here's a list of foods every pregnant woman should consider adding to their shopping list.

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Harlow Rose died as a result of her mother's intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

The pregnancy itch that should never be ignored

When Lisa McNally developed a terrible itch at 28 weeks pregnant, her doctor assured her was normal.

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There's a lot to learn when you are pregnant with twins.

The fascinating world of twins

In the first couple of weeks since we learned that we're having twins, I've become an "expert" (of the shallow Google kind) on the subject.

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Pregnancy food rules around the world

Are the dietary guidelines for pregnant women all that different around the world?

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