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WA's first set of quadruplets in six years delivered in Perth hospital
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (364+ words) May 2, 2026 " 2: 02pm WA's first set of quadruplets in six years were delivered at King Edward Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, surprising their Kalgoorlie parents who already have a three-year-old son. Belinda and Emmanuel Lotsu thought they were having triplets after a successful…...
The IVF hormone "add-on" that researchers warn just doesn"t work
1+ week, 4+ day ago (967+ words) April 20, 2026 " 10: 01pm A common hormone "add-on" being offered to IVF patients has been found to have no benefit for pregnancy success, sparking fresh concerns treatments are being sold to boost a woman's chances of conceiving without any clear evidence they work....
No more nanna: Why grandparents are choosing their own monikers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (933+ words) April 10, 2026 " 3: 00am Add us as a preferred source on Google Baby news will send the calmest of expectant parents into a flurry as they try to find the perfect name for their soon-to-be babe. But a growing number of young-at-heart grandparents…...
One in five maternal deaths following childbirth are preventable
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (630+ words) March 31, 2026 " 8: 05pm Add us as a preferred source on Google A world-first analysis from a team of Australian researchers has found one in five maternal deaths in the five years following childbirth are preventable. Suicide has long been accepted as a…...
The ties that bind: a new exhibition at NGV explores motherhood
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1263+ words) March 18, 2026 " 9: 00am When Kate Just met her son, two-year-old Harper, he came to the door of his foster carer's home, shook her hand and said: "Hi Mum. Two years later, Just knitted that suit and called it An Armour of Hope…...
After IVF's horror year, the sector must be held to the highest standard
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (508+ words) March 8, 2026 " 2: 00am 2025 was a horror year for Australia's IVF sector. One of its major players, Monash IVF, was forced to admit to two bungles: first becoming aware in February last year that an embryo transfer error at its Brisbane facility about…...
A childless life is not the nightmare ending you might think it is
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (537+ words) February 7, 2026 " 5: 00am Have you heard the term "fertility vampire? It's a person " usually a man " who dates someone during their childbearing years and then ends the relationship, robbing them of their chance to be a parent. These stories, common enough that…...
Hastie, Joyce ignite late-term abortion fight over paid leave for stillbirth law
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (862+ words) Four Coalition MPs have renewed a debate over "late-term abortions" in federal parliament, raising concern that laws guaranteeing paid leave for parents of stillborn children will be used by mothers whose pregnancies are terminated. Outspoken MPs Andrew Hastie and Barnaby…...
Why weight-loss drugs may be creating a perfect storm for unplanned pregnancies
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1065+ words) Australia's medicine watchdog says it can't rule out that weight-loss injections reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, as hundreds of women fall pregnant while using the injections. Women are advised to stop using GLP-1s " a type of drug used for…...