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Enhanced role for midwives in postnatal contraceptive care
- November 10, 2025
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
New solution for moderate to severe sleep apnoea
- February 9, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
A new, less invasive electrical stimulation technique has been found to improve breathing in people with sleep apnoea. A new study by researchers and clinicians at Flinders University has demonstrated the potential of a minimally
Scientists develop a ‘virus cocktail’ to combat superbugs
- February 6, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: Antimicrobial resistance
Researchers from Monash University and The Alfred have developed a bespoke phage therapy product that uses bacterial viruses, known as ‘bacteriophages’, to combat a highly problematic, antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The treatment, named Entelli-02, is a
Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies
- January 31, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Maternal and Child Health, Research
Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy are not at higher risk of birth complications, new research shows. The University of Queensland study, which showed 72% of women pregnant
Inappropriate use of non-sterile gloves increases infection risk and waste
- January 22, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
The indiscriminate use of non-sterile gloves in hospitals and clinics is significantly adding to environmental pollution and healthcare-associated infections, with little evidence to prove that there are substantial benefits, according to new research. The lack
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