/robinson-research-institute/ en /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/10/30/weight-loss-alone-not-enough-to-boost-mens-fertility How men lose weight could affect their chances of having a baby, with new research from the University of Adelaide revealing healthy lifestyle behaviours seem more beneficial for improving fertility than weight loss itself. October 30 2025 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/10/30/weight-loss-alone-not-enough-to-boost-mens-fertility /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/09/22/understanding-recurrent-miscarriage-new-research-to-explore-metabolic-and There’s a whole lot that needs to go right in pregnancy. A sperm fertilises an egg, an embryo develops and then implants into the wall of the uterus. Later, the placenta is established, and the fetus develops and grows to form a baby. September 22 2025 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/09/22/understanding-recurrent-miscarriage-new-research-to-explore-metabolic-and /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/09/08/artificially-sweetened-beverage-consumption-lifts-gestational-diabetes-risk Pregnant women who consume five or more drinks of artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) a week increase their risk of developing gestational diabetes by six per cent, new research from the University of Adelaide has found. September 03 2025 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/09/08/artificially-sweetened-beverage-consumption-lifts-gestational-diabetes-risk /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/05/05/from-blunt-to-precise-new-research-to-help-premature-babies-thrive Little Ollie* was born at 32 weeks, eight weeks before his due date. His mother Amelia* was taken to hospital after an ultrasound revealed that Ollie hadn’t grown in four weeks and was showing signs of fetal distress. May 05 2025 Simone Dautel /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/05/05/from-blunt-to-precise-new-research-to-help-premature-babies-thrive /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/05/04/women-who-eat-fast-food-take-longer-to-become-pregnant Women who eat less fruit and more fast food take longer to get pregnant and are less likely to conceive within a year, according to a study by researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute. May 04 2018 admin /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/05/04/women-who-eat-fast-food-take-longer-to-become-pregnant /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/02/16/asthma-medication-linked-to-infertility-in-women Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to international research led by the University of Adelaide. February 16 2018 admin /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/02/16/asthma-medication-linked-to-infertility-in-women /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/01/29/119-million-for-rare-liver-disorder-in-pregnancy The University of Adelaide will lead an international, multi-centre project to help find the best treatment for a rare pregnancy complication that can cause increased risk of preterm and still birth, and considerable distress. January 29 2018 admin /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/01/29/119-million-for-rare-liver-disorder-in-pregnancy /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/01/18/rise-in-preterm-births-linked-to-clinical-intervention Research at the University of Adelaide shows preterm births in South Australia have increased by 40% over 28 years and early intervention by medical professionals has resulted in the majority of the increase. January 18 2018 admin /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2018/01/18/rise-in-preterm-births-linked-to-clinical-intervention /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2017/12/22/folic-acid-late-in-pregnancy-may-increase-childhood-allergy-risk Research from the University of Adelaide suggests that taking folic acid in late pregnancy may increase the risk of allergies in children affected by growth restriction during pregnancy. December 22 2017 admin /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2017/12/22/folic-acid-late-in-pregnancy-may-increase-childhood-allergy-risk /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2017/10/23/making-babies-in-the-21st-century The RRI hosted the 5th annual Making Babies in the 21st Century public forum last week in the University’s Adelaide Health and Medical Science Building. October 23 2017 admin /robinson-research-institute/news/list/2017/10/23/making-babies-in-the-21st-century