HealthTimes - 04-10-2018

Babies with life-threatening but treatable heart disease are more likely to survive if the disease is picked up before birth a new study shows – but researchers

AAP - 24-07-2018

An Australian pathology company has developed a new screening test that checks babies for more than 60 genetic disorders. Parents worried about

AAP - 10-07-2018

Parents need to be given more advice to prevent skull pressure affecting babies which can cause flat spots, a Melbourne researcher says. Advice

HealthTimes - 29-06-2018

Australia’s stillbirth rate has barely changed in the last 20 years and is today 30 per cent higher than other developed countries, making it past time to focus investment

AAP - 07-06-2018

A new Australian-led study has provided doctors with critical insights into managing the care of extremely preterm babies. Researchers have come

AAP - 10-04-2018

Children are at increased risk of mental illness or brain development problems if their mothers suffered inflammation while pregnant, new study results say.

AAP - 06-03-2018

Newborn screening for primary immunodeficiency diseases should be a health priority, says Dr Jovanka King, a specialist paediatric immunologist.

AAP - 09-02-2018

It is estimated around 700,000 people a year globally die from drug-resistant bacterial infections. Newborn babies are among those at greatest

HealthTimes - 07-02-2018

Experts have recommended greater support and choice of information for pregnant women who decide to have genetic testing of the fetus. The latest research

HealthTimes - 07-02-2018

A new study by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has revealed children born to mothers who were prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy may have