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Queensland mum gives birth to quadruplets
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (41+ words) SMH.com.au It's being considered one of the rarest births in the world, a Brisbane mother delivering identical quadruplet girls who were naturally conceived. Updated July 20, 2026 — 6:53pm,first published 6:50pm...
Why doctors want children screened for high blood pressure from age seven
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (681+ words) July 20, 2026 — 2:13pm Children should be monitored for high blood pressure from the age of seven, according to new national guidelines aimed at reducing organ damage, heart attacks and stroke later in life. While high blood pressure has previously been perceived as…...
‘One in 15 million’: Mum gives birth to identical quadruplets in likely Australian first
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (436+ words) July 20, 2026 — 3:22pm A Brisbane woman has given birth to identical quadruplets – an extremely rare “one in 15 million” event – with doctors saying the pregnancy could be an Australian first. Jenitar Sau Na’amoana, 34, was raising four young children and had not planned another…...
Weeks after giving birth Brooke could barely walk. Now she’s going for Commonwealth Games gold
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (881+ words) Olympian Brooke Buschkuehl has a steely gaze. The Australian long jumper stares straight ahead before a heat, undeterred and laser-focused before sprinting and launching herself into the sand. But when the 32-year-old Victorian Institute of Sport athlete competes at the…...
Is a ‘Tassie burrito’ and homemade soup enough to fuel a pregnant body? A dietitian tells
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (371+ words) July 19, 2026 — 5:00am Sarah Wallace is a curator. The 37-year-old shares her day on a plate. 6am Decaf filter coffee at home. 6.30am A smoothie made with a banana, oats, chocolate protein powder, peanut butter, dates and oat milk on my way to a…...
At the happiest time in her life, Mary Coustas was suffering. It took time to work out why
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1156+ words) July 12, 2026 — 5:00am Menopause – and perimenopause, the lead-up phase that can last anywhere from months to years – has become a hot topic. In an Australian first, in May the federal government launched an awareness campaign to educate women – and men – about the…...
‘We can’t just sit around and admire the problem’: How experts plan to make birth less traumatic
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1446+ words) July 12, 2026 — 5:00am Medicare-funded pelvic floor checks for all new mothers, co-ordinated medical follow-up for the first year and subsidised pelvic physiotherapy to reduce long-term damage are among the changes obstetricians are calling for to reduce birth trauma. As fear of birth…...
Amberley lost her unborn baby, then her husband. It made her question her career choice
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1344+ words) July 3, 2026 — 5:00am Many of us are deeply knowledgeable about mental health and the recommended strategies to cope with tough times, but as Kristy Ross, a clinical psychologist at Black Dog Institute, says, knowledge alone can often fall short in moments of…...
Eliza Paschke surprises parents with pregnancy news
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (35+ words) SMH.com.au The Block star Eliza Paschke reveals how she shared her baby news with her parents. Updated June 29, 2026 — 9:24am,first published 9:23am...
Annabelle was born five years too soon. Then a machine made a diagnosis
3+ week, 4+ day ago (813+ words) June 25, 2026 — 5:00am A remarkable automated system has diagnosed hundreds of people living with rare and unnamed conditions by repeatedly analysing huge troves of genetic data and a steady pipeline of new discoveries. The open-source tool called Talos, designed by Australian and…...