17+ hour, 49+ min ago   (803+ words) February 1, 2026 " 5:00am The transition into motherhood is a time of new things " new baby, new routine, new identity. Yet, for many women, this season also comes with a loss. Amid the relentless caregiving, the "mother" is born but the "woman" may…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1345+ words) January 29, 2026 " 11:55am Australian women requiring donor sperm to conceive will need to compete for a "dramatically reduced" number of donors and pay huge price increases for sperm because of what experts say was a snap government decision. Fertility specialists say a…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (237+ words) From a son's fierce love and dating in midlife to sex between friends and tales from inside an escort agency, these are the stories that struck a chord with readers. I defended Dad, of course. But I didn't exactly react…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (589+ words) January 25, 2026 " 9:45am When Craig Stanley-Jones" six-year-old daughter suddenly stopped talking, eating and sleeping, he was at a loss for where to turn for help, despite almost two decades working in mental health. The Brisbane dad called a 24-hour child and youth…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (983+ words) The state's health watchdog has ordered doctors and midwives to support women who refuse medical treatment during pregnancy and childbirth, even if it risks permanently harming their unborn babies. The Safer Care Victoria guidelines, which quietly came into effect this…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (466+ words) Each week, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the subjects we're told to keep private by getting them to roll a die. The numbers they land on are the topics they're given. This week, he talks to Simone Young....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (558+ words) The US government's claim that taking a common pain medication during pregnancy increases the risk of babies born with autism has been refuted by a rigorous scientific review. US President Donald Trump warned pregnant women to avoid paracetamol (commonly known…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (609+ words) NSW taxpayers are spending more than $100 million a year to fill nurse and midwife shortages as hospitals across the state increase their reliance on expensive and short-term health workers. The total bill for agency nurses and midwives almost doubled from…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (984+ words) Nearly one in 10 Australian IVF clinics declined to have their success rates published on a government-funded website designed to offer transparency to tens of thousands of people experiencing infertility. Would-be parents will not find the birth and pregnancy results for…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1133+ words) Doctors and midwives at Western Australia's premier maternity hospital will undergo new training as part of an unprecedented cultural reform program following a harrowing report into the circumstances surrounding a baby "born dead" at the hospital. Alana and Paul Starkie…...