![Exercise is still important in pregnancy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/g/9/k/y/image.related.landscape.380x253.gyfywb.png/1505348293331.jpg)
Top Resources
![<i></i>](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/4/7/y/f/8/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.glosmz.gmxfvs.png/1491801519346.jpg)
What is gestational diabetes?
Around 5-10 per cent of women are affected by gestational diabetes.
![Do you know what your blood type is?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/3/r/s/y/v/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.13ziei.gmxfvs.png/1457046786694.jpg)
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.
![health factsheet](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/2/0/z/z/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.2jhx6.gmxfvs.png/1457046786694.jpg)
![As much as 50 per cent of women experience pelvic girdle pain.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/9/3/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gmz90x.gmxfvs.png/1457046786694.jpg)
![Always see a doctor if you're concerned about any aspects of your health or wellbeing while pregnant.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/2/d/x/n/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.2dxmc.gmxfvs.png/1457046786694.jpg)
![A woman suffering from PUPPP](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/2/p/u/2/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.2psll.gmxfvs.png/1457046786694.jpg)
Latest
![Compared to pregnancy with HG, having a newborn was a breeze.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/c/n/q/2/image.related.landscape.300x200.gycnp4.png/1505074863926.jpg)
The one thing I have in common with Kate Middleton
It's not just "bad morning sickness".
![Britain's Prince William, his wife Kate, and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Germany in July.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/k/9/m/u/image.related.landscape.300x200.gyazyu.png/1504750186801.jpg)
Why is Kate putting herself through it again?
Why would she put herself through it again? She might have the support needed.
![#postpartumbody](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/a/9/c/8/image.related.landscape.300x200.gya99g.png/1504499407741.jpg)
The message all new mums should read
Nurse's note is powerful.
![Nine months might feel like forever, but it will fly by.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/6/a/y/l/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy6adu.png/1504223164315.jpg)
The 10 most common questions about pregnancy and alcohol
You can be forgiven for getting confused about how much alcohol is safe to drink while you're pregnant, as there are many mixed messages out there.
![A revolutionary prenatal chromosome screening test could hold the key to helping expecting parents find causes behind ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/m/h/k/h/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy7alb.png/1504130673964.jpg)
New prenatal screening test could identify causes behind pregnancy complications
A revolutionary screening test could hold the key to helping expecting parents find causes for serious pregnancy complications including miscarriage and fetal death.
![PhD Candidate Sarah McDonald, who is working with the RPA Women and Babies team, has been developing a proof-of-concept ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/6/f/x/b/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy6h7y.png/1504052354801.jpg)
Sarah wins $1.47m grant for her brainwave idea after 'traumatic' birth
A real-time monitoring pregnancy patch has won $1.47 million in NSW government funding.
![The complication can extend beyond pregnancy itself.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/6/c/h/z/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy6cd4.png/1503979015152.jpg)
Pre-eclampsia risk remains years later
Experts are calling for closer monitoring of women with a history of pre-eclampsia.
![Diet can have a significant impact on fertility.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/1/d/f/m/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy1dbl.png/1504571923577.jpg)
Can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?
Most pregnant women are aware of the advice to quit smoking, avoid alcohol, and wholeheartedly fear soft cheese in all its forms, but we hear very little official public health advice about stress during pregnancy.
![Samantha McCall was hospitalised numerous times during her pregnancies due to HG.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/z/c/d/1/image.related.landscape.300x200.gxvs4w.png/1503039060199.jpg)
The pregnancy condition putting couples into debt
Hyperemesis gravidarum is not just physically debilitating - it can be financially crippling for couples too.
![Lucy Ogden-Doyle has polycystic ovary syndrome. The definition of the term is problematic.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/x/o/h/v/image.related.landscape.300x200.gxwl32.png/1503035028511.jpg)
'There's no cure': Distressing diagnosis for one in five women
Expanding the definition of polycystic ovary syndrome has increased its prevalence and caused psychological harm, but brought no clear benefits, Australian researchers say.
![<i></i>](http://web.archive.org./web/20170920184411im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/i/b/b/f/image.related.landscape.300x200.gxiavu.png/1501135695935.jpg)
Taking on the City2Surf at 27 weeks pregnant
Nova radio host Sarah McGilvray says the trick is to take it slow.
Search pagination