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The Future of Maternity Leave in Australia

Should Australian women be entitled to paid maternity leave and if so who should foot the bill. These are the most controversial issues being tossed around in the media following a report released by Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru Goward. Also details of Australia's current maternity rights

Smoking and Male Fertility

Are cigarettes making you 'soft' in your young age? Recent findings link smoking to male infertility and erectile dysfunction.

Sleeping whilst pregnant

At a time when your baby is developing inside of you and you are preparing for the physical event of birth, it seems strange that sleep should elude you. Here are some handy tips that Huggies recommend to help you get the good night’s sleep you need.

Pregnant Women and Sport

Last year controversy sparked Netball Australia's decision to ban pregnant women from playing competitive netball. The ban was finally lifted earlier this year but pregnant women were still being warned about contact sports. Now, after the release of national guidelines on the issue and netballer Trudy Gardner's plans to sue Netball Australia, the topic is in the news again

New Thoughts on Bed Rest

A study reported in Biological Research for Nursing has found bed rest may not be the best course of action for treating women with high risk pregnancies.

New Technology

From storing cord blood to high-tech womb camera, read about the latest pregnancy related technology

Multiple Pregnancy from Assisted Reproduction - Too high a price?

In medical terms the world of assisted conception and fertility treatment is still relatively new. Research is constantly being conducted to further develop assisted reproductive technology (ART)

Many Aussie mums quit rather than take unpaid leave

Many women are resigning rather than taking unpaid maternity leave, a new study has found.

The study, by researchers from Sydney University found that only 36 per cent of respondents who could take maternity leave took it if it was unpaid.

Respondents whose earnings were higher were more likely to take unpaid maternity leave. Only 28 per cent of employees earning less than $20,000 took it, whereas 57 per cent of employees who earned more than $40,000 took unpaid maternity leave. more

Global Obesity

Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate globally causing serious repercussions including poor female reproductive health and infertility.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) more than 300 million people in the world are obese due to poor nutrition and a lack of exercise.

Eggs on Ice

In the not too distant future young women could be able to drop into a bank during their lunchbreak and deposit their eggs for safe keep until they are needed in maybe 10, 20 or even 40 years later. It may sound bizarre but medics are predicting this is only a couple of years away…

Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy - is it safe?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests that there is no safe level of drinking alcohol during pregnancy and that abstaining is the safest approach. A recent report in the United States supports the WHO recommendation and advises that all pregnant women should avoid alcohol completely.

Cows’ Milk Protein and Type-1 Diabetes

Nowadays quite a lot of publicity is being given to the suspicion that cows’ milk-based infant formula may be responsible for an increase in Type-1 diabetes among Australian children.

Colic in newborns linked to mothers’ diet

Breast-feeding mums’ should take a close look at their diet as it could be associated with colic in their babies.

Childcare: Are You Caring Enough?

Nothing divides the parental world more than the ongoing issue over childcare. Parental values differ dramatically over the role of childcare in the first five years of a child's life.

Caesar's Legacy?

A Caesarean is meant to be a lifesaving operation rather than an operation of convenience. But figures show that many Caesarean deliveries are carried out where the threat of emergency does not exist.

Exercise During Pregnancy

Keeping fit and healthy during your pregnancy can have many benefits for both you and your baby and will help you to have a good recovery after the birth of your baby. Knowing what you should and shouldn’t do can help you to plan a safe workout and help you to stay active throughout your entire pregnancy. We give you some great tips on how to keep fit. Our Midwife and Fitness experts from our Panel of Experts can also advise you of ways to stay fit and healthy.

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