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Study shows motherhood changes brain structure

AAP - 02-12-2020

Motherhood can reap benefits for the human brain as it ages, with a study finding that women who parent more children show younger patterns of brain function.

 
Barriers to connecting with support for older women

Health Times - 13-11-2020

Getting help with small home tasks that are not supported by available services is among factors affecting quality of life for older women living alone, new research has found.

 
Women with endometriosis suffer "terrible" 6 year wait for diagnosis

Charlotte Mitchell - 29-10-2020

A new study has found that Australian women with endometriosis

 
Bushfires and COVID take their toll on new mums and babies

Health Times - 27-10-2020

Almost seven-in-10 pregnant women and new mothers (65 per cent) in the ACT and southeast New South Wales say they were severely exposed to bushfire smoke in our recent summer.

 
Polycystic ovary syndrome treatment may hinge on diet, mouse study suggests

Health Times - 21-10-2020

The Mediterranean diet may be investigated as a possible treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome after mice with PCOS-like features of the condition were found to benefit

 
I regret stopping breastfeeding. How do I start again?

Health Times - 01-10-2020

Many women find breastfeeding difficult and

 
More than one way to grow in the womb

Health Times - 01-10-2020

Carrying a fetus that is small for gestational age (SGA) is associated with increased rates of stillbirth and neonatal death as well as metabolic disease in later life.

 
New study reveals why flu can be devastating for pregnant women

Health Times - 23-09-2020

New research helps explain why flu can lead to life-threatening complications during pregnancy, suggesting the virus does not stay in the lungs but spreads throughout the

 
Women's Safety NSW are calling to have new laws to protect women

AAP - 16-09-2020

Women's Safety NSW says the criminalisation of coercive control is vital if Australia is to reduce violence against women and domestic homicide.

 
New PCOS study shows individualised treatment is best

Health Times - 08-09-2020

A new Cochrane Review comparing the two most common treatments used in the long-term medical management of the condition polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the oral contraceptive

 

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