ThatsLife
  • WIN
  • News
  • Real Life
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Pets
  • Your Stars
  • Puzzles
  • Podcasts
  • Video
ThatsLife
  • WIN
  • News
  • Real Life
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Pets
  • Your Stars
  • Puzzles
  • Podcasts
  • Video
Subscribe
Volcano erupts in White Island, New Zealand
Watch 0:27

Volcano erupts in White Island, New Zealand

{headline}

{headline}

I pay my bills with toenail clippings

I pay my bills with toenail clippings

Aussie mum: Don't stare at my Albino girls!

Aussie mum: Don't stare at my Albino girls!

Aussie super mum: I’ve got 16 kids… and counting!

Aussie super mum: I’ve got 16 kids… and counting!

that's life! winners

that's life! winners

{headline}

{headline}

Australia's friendliest city is revealed

Australia's friendliest city is revealed

Bodybuilding triplets face off

Bodybuilding triplets face off

Gastric sleeve hell – I was happier fat!

Gastric sleeve hell – I was happier fat!

{headline}

{headline}

Obese mum loses 30kg by eating NINE COOKIES every day

Obese mum loses 30kg by eating NINE COOKIES every day

At just 24 Amber tipped the scales at 298kilos - now she’s unrecognisable

At just 24 Amber tipped the scales at 298kilos - now she’s unrecognisable

Six Best First Date Questions to Ask

Six Best First Date Questions to Ask

A guide to the best pregnancy tests available in Australia

A guide to the best pregnancy tests available in Australia

WIN! a share of $10,000 Cash

WIN! a share of $10,000 Cash

Is abortion legal in Australia?

Is abortion legal in Australia?

Celebrities with Autism: A Comprehensive List

Celebrities with Autism: A Comprehensive List

  1. Home
  2. Lifestyle

This can increase risk of stillbirth by almost four times

All mothers need to know this. - by that's life!
  • 15 Jun 2017
This can increase risk of stillbirth by almost four times

In Australia, one in 135 babies is stillborn. Tragically, a total of 1832 babies were stillborn in 2012, the Stillbirth Foundation reports. 

While there are many factors at play, research from New Zealand has confirmed that women who sleep on their backs in the last three months of their pregnancy are 3.7 times more likely to have a late stillbirth.

The research was led by Professor Lesley McCowan from the University of Auckland and was co-funded by Cure Kids and the Health Research Council.

“Our findings make sense as lying on the back in late pregnancy is associated with physical effects that can compromise the baby's wellbeing," Professor McCowan told Fairfax's Stuff.co.nz.

"When you lie on your back in late pregnancy, the weight of the pregnant uterus compresses a big vein in the abdomen called the inferior vena cava, and that reduces the blood going back to the heart and it reduces the blood supply going to the womb,” she explained to News Hub.

The study has supported the findings of earlier research from Auckland University in 2009.

"Now that we have confirmed our earlier findings, public health education encouraging women to go to sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy needs to be considered," Professor McCowan said.

The researchers suggest that pregnant women may benefit from putting a pillow behind their back to increase their chances of staying on their side during the night. 

This article first published on Marie Claire.

That's Life Mega Monthly! -SAVE UP TO 20%

LESS THAN $4.17 AN ISSUE - TRY IT TODAY!

Subscribe Now
That's Life Mega Monthly!

That's Life Mega Monthly! -SAVE UP TO 20%

LESS THAN $4.17 AN ISSUE - TRY IT TODAY!

Subscribe Now
That's Life Mega Monthly!

Recommended to you

Volcano erupts in White Island, New Zealand
Watch 0:27

Volcano erupts in White Island, New Zealand

{headline}

{headline}

I pay my bills with toenail clippings

I pay my bills with toenail clippings

Aussie mum: Don't stare at my Albino girls!

Aussie mum: Don't stare at my Albino girls!

Aussie super mum: I’ve got 16 kids… and counting!

Aussie super mum: I’ve got 16 kids… and counting!

that's life! winners

that's life! winners

{headline}

{headline}

Australia's friendliest city is revealed

Australia's friendliest city is revealed

Bodybuilding triplets face off

Bodybuilding triplets face off

Gastric sleeve hell – I was happier fat!

Gastric sleeve hell – I was happier fat!

{headline}

{headline}

Obese mum loses 30kg by eating NINE COOKIES every day

Obese mum loses 30kg by eating NINE COOKIES every day

At just 24 Amber tipped the scales at 298kilos - now she’s unrecognisable

At just 24 Amber tipped the scales at 298kilos - now she’s unrecognisable

Six Best First Date Questions to Ask

Six Best First Date Questions to Ask

A guide to the best pregnancy tests available in Australia

A guide to the best pregnancy tests available in Australia

WIN! a share of $10,000 Cash

WIN! a share of $10,000 Cash

Is abortion legal in Australia?

Is abortion legal in Australia?

Celebrities with Autism: A Comprehensive List

Celebrities with Autism: A Comprehensive List

ThatsLife
  • Gold Club
  • Online Entry FAQ
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Pacific Magazines
  • Partners
  • 7Plus
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms
ThatsLife Magazine Subscribe
  • Gold Club
  • Online Entry FAQ
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Pacific Magazines
  • Partners
  • 7Plus
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms

Brands

  • New Idea
  • Who
  • Girlfriend
  • Practical Parenting

Pacific Network

  • Better Homes and Gardens
  • BHG Shop
  • marie claire
  • Instyle
  • Beauty Crew
  • New Idea food
  • Women's Health
  • Men’s Health
  • Home Beautiful
  • All Recipes
© 2019 Pacific Magazines
Get more from

Magazine Subscription Offer

That's Life Mega Monthly! -SAVE UP TO 20%

Shop This Offer
That's Life Mega Monthly!