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  1. Death of a baby

    Miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death is a shattering event for those expecting a baby. Grief and anxiety about subsequent pregnancies are common in these circumstances but counselling can help.

  2. Pregnancy - medication, drugs and alcohol

    Most women take a drug of some kind during pregnancy, sometimes without realising the potential for harm.

  3. Immunisation and pregnancy

    Immunisation can protect a woman and her unborn baby against many infectious diseases.

  4. Alcohol and pregnancy

    There’s no safe level of alcohol use during pregnancy. It’s safest to not drink at all during pregnancy, when trying to conceive, and while breastfeeding.

  5. Asthma - pregnancy and breastfeeding

    Pregnant women with asthma need to continue to take their asthma medication as it is important to the health of both mother and baby that the mother's asthma is under control.

  6. Syphilis

    Information about syphilis - includes who is at risk, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. If left untreated, syphilis can cause serious health issues and congenital syphilis in babies.

  7. DES daughters

    If your mother took DES while she was pregnant with you, then you are a DES daughter or DES son.

  8. Placental abruption

    Placental abruption means the placenta has detached from the wall of the uterus, starving the baby of oxygen and nutrients.

  9. Zika virus

    Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus. There is no cure, specific treatment or vaccine for Zika virus.

  10. Food and your life stages

    The nutritional requirements of the human body change as we move through different life stages.

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