Suicide a leading cause of maternal death in developed countries
Suicide is one of the leading causes of maternal death in many developed countries. Griffith’s Professor David Ellwood has called for more research to be done to understand the causes and how these tragic deaths can...
Internet-enabled toys spark privacy concerns
ECU researchers are warning children could be at risk of corporate surveillance and breaches of their data privacy from Internet-enabled toys.
Children could be at risk of corporate surveillance and breaches of their data privacy...
Program for Defence Force kids
A James Cook University researcher has been studying the help given to children with a parent deployed on active duty with the military.
JCU’s Gail Macdonald interviewed teachers, parents and Defence School Transition Aides (DSTA)...
Young and well educated men in demand as sperm donors in global life market
With commercial sperm banking giving women more opportunities to become mothers, a world-first QUT study has found the age and education of sperm donors are the most important characteristics considered.
What women want in their sperm donor:...
For emotional teens, this homework is music to their ears
Imagine receiving homework where the task is to “find a high-energy, pleasant song to share next week” and the goal of the subject is to achieve happiness.
University of Queensland School of Psychology researcher Dr Genevieve Dingle has been road-testing...
Boy babies at greater risk of pregnancy complications
New research led by the University of Adelaide has confirmed that boy babies are much more likely to experience potentially life-threatening outcomes at birth than girls.
The research, which investigated data of more than 574,000...
Obese preschoolers have 60% higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children
Obese children are two to three times more likely to be admitted to hospital, according to a new study on the healthcare costs of overweight preschoolers.
Obese children aged two to five years old are...
Childbirth education program dramatically reduces medical interventions at birth
Research from the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) at Western Sydney University shows antenatal education classes focusing on pain relief techniques dramatically reduce the rate of medical interventions during childbirth, such as epidural use and...
Late language emergence in toddlers
Australian children have been the focus of pioneering studies of early language development. These contemporary Australian population studies of language growth and patterns over time are producing a vastly different picture from the boutique...
Extra 1000 steps a day benefit children with type 1 diabetes
Keeping count of daily steps and boosting physical activity can really pay off for children with type 1 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Adelaide and the Women's and Children's Hospital.
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