Babies & Pregnancy topics
- Alcohol, smoking and drug use in pregnancy
- Baby and child nutrition
- Baby's health
- Blood and the rhesus factor
- Child-rearing and child development
- Childbirth and pain relief
Eating during pregnancy
Read this information to learn how to eat safely and well during your pregnancy.
ADHD linked to prenatal mercury exposure
Children whose mothers had high mercury levels in pregnancy had a higher risk of ADHD-like behaviour.
Alcohol: pregnancy and breast feeding
The safest approach to alcohol during pregnancy and breast feeding is to not drink at all.
Diabetes in pregnancy linked to low vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy may be associated with gestational diabetes, researchers suggest.
Eating well in pregnancy
Eating a nutritious and varied diet in pregnancy is the best way of caring for yourself and your baby.
Folate and pregnancy
A high level of folate before pregnancy reduces chances of having a baby with neural tube defect.
Folate supplements in late pregnancy up the risk of child asthma
Australian research has found an increased risk of asthma in the children of mothers who take folic acid in late pregnancy.
Folic acid and pregnancy
High levels of folate (folic acid) before pregnancy decrease the chance of what is known as neural tube defect.
Folic acid and your pregnancy
Folate is used within the body for cell regeneration and growth and is needed in increased levels by pregnant women.
Iodine and your thyroid gland
Find out about how important iodine is for your thyroid gland, and how iodine deficiency can cause problems, especially in unborn and newborn babies.
Iodine deficiency still common in pregnant women
Iodine deficiency is common in pregnant women in Australia, despite compulsory bread fortification, and few pregnant women know about the importance of iodine.
Iodine fortification of bread introduced
Mandatory iodine fortification is expected to reduce inadequate iodine intake in the Australian population.
Listeria risk in pregnancy
Listeria bacteria can cause serious problems during pregnancy, but there are steps you can take to avoid infection.
Listeria-infected rockmelons spark warning
US listeria outbreak linked to rockmelons prompts WHO to warn that food-borne disease outbreaks are growing global threat.
Pregnancy: warning on multivitamins
Pregnant women should be cautioned against exceeding dose recommendations when using multivitamins because of potential fetal risks.
Children whose mothers had high mercury levels in pregnancy had a higher risk of ADHD-like behaviour.
Alcohol: pregnancy and breast feeding
The safest approach to alcohol during pregnancy and breast feeding is to not drink at all.
Diabetes in pregnancy linked to low vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy may be associated with gestational diabetes, researchers suggest.
Eating well in pregnancy
Eating a nutritious and varied diet in pregnancy is the best way of caring for yourself and your baby.
Folate and pregnancy
A high level of folate before pregnancy reduces chances of having a baby with neural tube defect.
Folate supplements in late pregnancy up the risk of child asthma
Australian research has found an increased risk of asthma in the children of mothers who take folic acid in late pregnancy.
Folic acid and pregnancy
High levels of folate (folic acid) before pregnancy decrease the chance of what is known as neural tube defect.
Folic acid and your pregnancy
Folate is used within the body for cell regeneration and growth and is needed in increased levels by pregnant women.
Iodine and your thyroid gland
Find out about how important iodine is for your thyroid gland, and how iodine deficiency can cause problems, especially in unborn and newborn babies.
Iodine deficiency still common in pregnant women
Iodine deficiency is common in pregnant women in Australia, despite compulsory bread fortification, and few pregnant women know about the importance of iodine.
Iodine fortification of bread introduced
Mandatory iodine fortification is expected to reduce inadequate iodine intake in the Australian population.
Listeria risk in pregnancy
Listeria bacteria can cause serious problems during pregnancy, but there are steps you can take to avoid infection.
Listeria-infected rockmelons spark warning
US listeria outbreak linked to rockmelons prompts WHO to warn that food-borne disease outbreaks are growing global threat.
Pregnancy: warning on multivitamins
Pregnant women should be cautioned against exceeding dose recommendations when using multivitamins because of potential fetal risks.
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