A new study by national mental health charity SANE Australia reveals an alarming lack of support for mothers with a mental illness, during their pregnancy and after giving birth.

Let's face it, unprotected sex does happen and sometimes, with a bit of bad luck, condoms can break and situations can arise where a woman may need emergency contraception. This kind of

A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study challenges the widespread practice of treating premature babies with nitric oxide gas to prevent lung problems, neurological damage and death. The research, based on analysis of 22 major studies of the effect of nitric oxide in babies born before 34 weeks of age, found no evidence of benefit in most infants.

Many young people who've just learned that they have cancer also are told that the therapies that may save their lives could rob them of their ability ever to have children. Infertility caused by chemotherapy and radiation affects a sizable population: of the 1.5 million people diagnosed with cancer in 2009, nearly 10 per cent were still in their reproductive years.

Australian mothers are doing it for themselves by choosing self-employment as a solution to the lack of part-time options in the job market, according to new research from the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC).

A University of Adelaide reproductive biologist has achieved a major breakthrough in IVF technology that is expected to help millions of women around the world who have suffered previous miscarriages after IVF treatment.

A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that children who are mainly breastfed for the first six months (or longer) score significantly higher academically at 10 years of age, especially boys.

The vitamin D levels of newborn babies appear to predict their risk of respiratory infections during infancy and the occurrence of wheezing during early childhood, but not the risk of developing asthma. Results of a study in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics support the theory that widespread vitamin D deficiency contributes to risk of infections.

Australian scientists have discovered that changes to a gene involved in brain development can lead to testis formation and male genitalia in an otherwise female embryo.

For the ladies with pregnancy plans, it's time to get going on your health, pronto! The healthier you are before your pregnancy, the healthier you'll be during pregnancy – and healthy mums means healthy bubs. Even if you're not sure if you want to have a baby right now, you can still benefit from this preconception advice. This way, you'll be healthy for yourself and if you do ...