Maternity and Childcare

TGA
Children's Health, COVID-19
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approves Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds
Lourdes Antenor Jul 26, 2021

In a press release, Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, applauds the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) decision to allow 12 to 15-year-olds to

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antibiotic
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Pandemic of antibiotic resistance is killing children in Bangladesh
Lourdes Antenor Jul 20, 2021

Resistance to antibiotics is common and often deadly among children with pneumonia in Bangladesh, according to a new study coauthored by researchers from Massachusetts General

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immunization
Children's Health
COVID-19 pandemic lead to backsliding on childhood immunization
Lourdes Antenor Jul 15, 2021

23 million children missed out on basic childhood immunization through routine health services in 2020, the highest number since 2009 and 3.7 million more than

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rights
Healthcare
WHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment and health
Lourdes Antenor Jul 6, 2021

The World Health Organization announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity at

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childbirth
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals, Hospitals/Clinics, International News, Learning - Topics
The out-of-pocket expense for childbirth in the US could cost up to $10,000
Lourdes Antenor Jun 21, 2021

The price tag for childbirth in America may bring some families sticker shock — even for those with private insurance. And when delivering moms require

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baby
Children's Health, Healthcare
Birth trends: COVID’s impact on pregnancy could lead to baby surge
Lourdes Antenor Jun 17, 2021

A different type of surge may be on the way more than a year into the pandemic — a baby surge. The COVID-19 shutdown initially

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infant
Children's Health, Healthcare
Infant brains: bodies are active during new sleep stage
Lourdes Antenor Jun 17, 2021

Infant human babies do even more than we thought while sleeping. A new study from University of Iowa researchers provides further insights into the coordination

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diet
Healthcare, Mental Health
Women’s mental health has higher association with their diet
Lourdes Antenor Jun 11, 2021

Women’s mental health likely has a higher association with their diet than men’s, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

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family
Children's Health, Healthcare, International News
What works in family planning and reproductive health programmes?
Lourdes Antenor Jun 9, 2021

The following are real-life lessons from family planning interventions and reproductive health programmes in 15 different countries.   Paola is part of a community-based, partner-led programme to reduce pregnancy

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kangaroo
Healthcare News, Hospitals
Kangaroo mother care started immediately after birth critical for saving lives
Lourdes Antenor May 27, 2021

Immediate kangaroo mother care for preterm and low birthweight babies requires dedicated Mother-Newborn Intensive Care Units. Kangaroo mother care, which involves skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding,

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pregnant
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Pregnant women hospitalized for COVID-19 infection do not face increased risk of death
Lourdes Antenor May 13, 2021

Pregnant women who develop severe COVID-19 infections that require hospitalization for pneumonia and other complications may not be more likely to die from these infections

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twins
Children's Health, Healthcare
For twins, gesture and speech go hand-in-hand in language development
Healthcare Channel May 11, 2021

Gestures — such as pointing or waving — go hand in hand with a child’s first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing

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