Latest Infant Health stories on ABC Alice Springs

 

Latest Infant Health stories on ABC Online

 
  • One in eight Australian children is at risk of having a learning difficulty by the time they start school. But recent developments in neuroscience show that such problems are not the result of low intelligence or poor discipline: they occur because of the way some brains are 'wired'. The good news ...Photo iconAudio icon
    Wednesday 10 March 2010
  • Kon Vatskalis at a press conference on Sunday, before he came down with flu-like symptoms.
    How many reports on child protection do we need to see before Territory children are safe? Another report has found children's services ignored concerns from medical staff about a new born baby who later died in Darwin last year. The minister for Child Protection says enough is enough. ...Photo iconAudio icon
    Thursday 18 February 2010
  • New US research is adding to the evidence that a chemical deficiency exists in many babies who die of SIDS. Researchers believe a lack of seratonin, a chemcial that passes messages from one part of the brain to another, can leave babies unable to respond to challenges as they sleep. ...Audio icon
    Wednesday 3 February 2010
  • My son was still born
    Having a baby changes you forever. But what happens when that baby is stillborn? Melinda Hickin shares her story....Photo icon
    Thursday 28 January 2010
  • Moira is sad to see the Ballarat East Centre closing.
    It's the end of an era today as the Ballarat North, Ballarat Central, and Ballarat East maternal and child health centres shut their doors for the last time....Photo iconAudio icon
    Friday 22 January 2010