Tag: pregnancy
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Hard-hitting WA campaign helps shift attitudes on alcohol during pregnancy
Hollie Harwood, Public Health Association of Australia Research shows that around 35 percent of pregnant women in Australia drink at least some alcohol during pregnancy, despite the health recommendation being abstinence during pregnancy. However, new research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health last week shows…
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Should I get a COVID vaccine while I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? Is it safe for me and my baby?
Nina Jane Chad and Karleen Gribble From Monday, Australia’s front-line health workers, quarantine staff, border control officers, and workers and residents in aged-care homes will be offered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Some of these workers will be women who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, and/or breastfeeding. So they may be…
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The public health success of preventing iodine deficiency
Kim Jose At the recent AGM of the PHAA Judy Seal was awarded a President’s Award by David Templeman for her critical role in addressing iodine deficiency firstly in Tasmania and then across Australia, as well as support for community nutrition programs and mentorship of local and national public health…