5 September 2018

New Council member for NMC

The NMC has announced the appointment of Claire Johnston as its newest registrant Council member from 1 September 2018. Announcing...

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3 September 2018

Baby faeces may be source of beneficial probiotics

Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have developed a probiotic "cocktail" derived from gut bacteria strains found in infant...

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31 August 2018

Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation

Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation. That is one of the...

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22 August 2018

For women undergoing IVF, is fresh or frozen embryo transfer best?

The world's first baby born via in-vitro fertilization turned 40 years old this summer. Still, after four decades, IVF is...

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3 August 2018

NMC sees increase in nurses and midwives joining the register from outside EU

Latest figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show an 86 per cent increase in the number of nurses...

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1 August 2018

Birth study empowers pregnant women

A birth study led by QUT Associate Professor Yvette Miller, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, asked almost 6000...

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30 July 2018

Pregnancy and reproductive history may impact dementia risk

Research reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago highlighted sex differences associated with dementia and Alzheimer's...

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27 July 2018

Depression-induced inflammation during pregnancy may impact newborns

The physiological impacts of depression on pregnant mothers may affect babies while in the womb and lead to changes in...

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