Latest postpartum News

NRH received swaddle baby blankets from the Burnet Institute and NCIRS
Special programme on sexual and reproductive health reports on year of progress
Pregnant pause: should ADHD medications be stopped during pregnancy?
Embracing body image in motherhood
Burnet research driving WHO guidelines on preventing maternal deaths
Avian influenza and Lunar New Year festivities: vigilance and precautions
Digital pregnancy care model motivates women to eat well
More than a third of women experience lasting health problems after childbirth, new research shows
WHO launches new 5-year roadmap to prevent and treat TB in children and adolescents
Queensland’s own awarded National Midwife of Year
Why new mothers are more likely to see faces in everyday objects
ECHO Program studies environmental impacts on pregnant people and children
Six months on from devastating earthquake Syrian women face unprecedented challenges to give birth safely
Birth-related PTSD is ‘strangely overlooked’ in Australia
Impact of disadvantage on mothers and babies
Want long-term contraception? There are more effective options than the pill. But they can be hard to find
Why adults need to move more, stop sitting and sleep better
What is pelvic floor therapy?
Delivering Best Care Through Medical Research
Mental Health Awareness Month: Sprout Organic Speaks Out About Formula Shaming
Clinical trial of inhaled oxytocin to reduce maternal mortality underway in Melbourne
Pandemic stress had a greater impact on those who were pregnant, study finds
Online Program Prompts Vaccination Among Vaccine-Hesitant Mothers
Exercise more effective than medicines to manage mental health
Medication for potential treatment of anxiety disorders and postpartum depression to progress to next stage of clinical trials
Poor coparenting linked to depression in dads
Mums reconnect while regaining strength
Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes
Choosing a caesarean birth to ‘protect’ your pelvic floor?
Cellular process linked to postpartum depression
Cellular process linked to post-partum depression
Crib time curbs parent time