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Weight gain during pregnancy: how much is too much?

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
Weight gain during pregnancy: how much is too much?Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases the risks for mums and bubs.Olliss

During a healthy pregnancy, women gain weight as the baby grows. This is normal and necessary.

But recent research indicates that excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases health risks for mothers and their children.

So how do you get the right balance?

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Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: study

  • Written by: Susan Gair, Associate Professor, College of Arts, Society & Education, James Cook University
Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: studyMany students reported regularly going without necessities including food, medications, fuel and prescribed textbooks.Shutterstock

Students know completing a university degree gives them a better chance of landing a high-paying job, often after surviving financial hardship while studying. But striking a balance between life, work and study appears...

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Trust in ethnically diverse areas is improving, but there is more work to be done

  • Written by: Yogi Vidyattama, Senior Research Fellow in Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra
Trust in ethnically diverse areas is improving, but there is more work to be doneThe Sydney suburb of Liverpool, with its high concentration of ethnic migrants, has improved its levels of community trust since the Cronulla riots.Wikimedia Commons

In modern Australia, trust sometimes seems to be a short supply. But our research shows there may be some cause for optimism.

While trust dropped in ethnically diverse communities after...

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How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?

  • Written by: Ana Rita Patricio, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Exeter
How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?

In the northern part of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the future for green sea turtles appears to be turning female.

A recent study has revealed that climate change is rapidly leading to the feminisation of green turtles in one of the world’s largest populations. Only about 1% of these juvenile turtles are hatching male.


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  5. Climate politics in 2018: another guide for the perplexed
  6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time trades deadpan for high-octane
  7. Whistleblower laws leave tax professionals in an awkward position: dob or keep quiet?
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  9. Australia's coastal living is at risk from sea level rise, but it's happened before
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  13. New study finds 'baby brain' is real, but we're still not sure what causes it
  14. When a country’s towns and villages face extinction
  15. Why it might be time to eradicate sex segregation in sports
  16. Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
  17. Curious Kids: Why are leaves green?
  18. The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
  19. Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession
  20. How women in media won some pay equality in the 1970s, and why they're still fighting today
  21. Australian sports should follow the English Premier League and reform salary caps
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  25. Essays On Air: Journeys to the underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
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  31. My Name Is Jimi is a four-generation Torres Strait history on stage
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  36. Explainer: 'bomb cyclones' – the intense winter storms that hit the US (and Australia too)
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  38. The Winter Olympics and the two Koreas: how sport diplomacy could save the world
  39. Essays On Air: a new podcast from The Conversation bringing the best writing to you
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