MothersBabies | News & Events

The MothersBabies Study

Researchers at the Microbiome Research Centre, University of New South Wales are looking to recruit women and their partners planning a pregnancy in the...

24 September, 2019

MRC Microbiome Masterclass

This class will be held on September 4th 2019, and will feature a panel of world-renowned microbiome researchers, discussing gut health & how the...

28 August, 2019

Findings from the integrative Human Microbiome Project

Findings from the integrative Human Microbiome Project offer new opportunities for risk assessment of women at risk of preterm birth. ...

26 June, 2019

Yuletide for MothersBabies 2018

Kickstarting our fundraising for the MothersBabies Microbiome Research study by celebrating the Winter Solstice with a Yuletide party at the State Library of NSW....

23 May, 2019

New study reveals the relationship between hormones and gut health

This study shows pregnancy related changes to microbiota are facilitated by progesterone and gives researchers greater insight into the relationship between gut health and...

18 April, 2019

The MothersBabies Study – find out how you can help us!

With your support, we can reverse the trend on declining health and create better outcomes for future generations. Read more in our Philanthropic Pack,...

15 April, 2019

The infant gut microbiome, and its relationship

The critical period for brain development is in the first three years of a child’s life, a time when the postnatal gut microbiome is...

01 April, 2019

Preconception health – preventing disease before it occurs

Even with the advances of modern medicine, the world is getting sicker – obesity, non-communicable diseases, infertility and pregnancy complications are on the rise....

29 March, 2019

MothersBabies Literature Review by Dr Daniella Susic

Dr Susic is working on trying to establish if there are causal links or associations between the action and composition of microbiome during pregnancy...

23 October, 2018

What is Microbiota and the Microbiome?

Humans are host to an enormous invisible ecosystem of microbes that influence almost every system in the body. ...