Latest Pregnancy Research · Weekly Evidence Breakdowns · Follow @expectingmumsaustralia ·
Latest Pregnancy Research · Weekly Evidence Breakdowns · Follow @expectingmumsaustralia ·
Sperm health and paternal preconception
The sperm side of a fertility work-up is one non-invasive test, and it is routinely left until last. Here is what a semen analysis measures, what genuinely shifts it, and what the evidence does not support.
Ovulation tracking and the fertile window
Your fertile window is six days long and it ends on the day you ovulate. Here is how to find yours, which tracking methods have real evidence behind them and which do not.
CoQ10 and egg quality: what the evidence says
CoQ10 is the one egg quality supplement with real trial evidence behind it. Here is exactly what those trials found, who they were done in and what they still cannot tell you.
Folate and iodine before pregnancy: how much, and when to start
The two supplements with the strongest evidence before pregnancy are folic acid and iodine. Here is the dose, the timing and the two groups who need something different.
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Hi, I’m Bella
I have a Masters of Clinical Epidemiology and a background in biomedical science, and I started Expecting Mums Australia for one reason: to build a community of women who believe research belongs in every conversation.
There is a lot of noise out there for women navigating preconception, pregnancy and postpartum. I sift through high-quality studies and current guidelines, then tell you plainly what the evidence says, what it does not and what that means for you.