Pregnancy
Low flu vaccination rates for women during pregnancy, despite being an ‘at-risk’ group
Few women receive a flu shot in pregnancy, despite their risk of severe infection and the benefit to babies.
- by Mary Ward
Latest
‘No large negative effects from drinking coffee while pregnant’: research
A major genetic analysis of thousands of women has found caffeine does not raise the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth in any dose.
- by Stuart Layt
Opinion
Perth
Women should have funded home birth as a genuine birthing option
There is a small but passionate movement among women for better choice in birthing.
- by Elisha Rose
Exclusive
Healthcare
‘We are letting women down’: critical midwife shortages at NSW hospitals
Serious staff shortages are compromising women’s maternal care, midwives are warning, with hundreds of vacant nursing and midwifery positions in NSW.
- by Lucy Carroll and Mary Ward
Exclusive
Tragedy
Newborn dies after Perth home birth with doula goes wrong
After the baby become stuck during the birth and was not breathing when born, the father began CPR.
- by Daile Cross
‘It’s the way you talk about it’: chef O Tama Carey on coping with a stillbirth
The Sydney restaurateur says it’s not death that’s hard: it’s grief.
- by Benjamin Law
Warning over climate threat from laughing gas used during childbirth
A new report says people should be made aware of nitrous oxide’s environmental impact when considering its use as pain relief, but midwives and mothers have warned again “guilting” women.
- by Chloe Booker
Opinion
Britney Spears
Britney Spears faced judgment following miscarriage. She is not alone
When the pop star revealed she had lost her “miracle baby” it sparked an important conversation about pregnancy loss grief – and society’s tendency to minimise it.
- by Chloe Booker
‘We lost our miracle baby,’ Britney Spears shares
A month after announcing on Instagram that she was pregnant, pop star Britney Spears has posted an update saying that she suffered a miscarriage.
- by Colin Moynihan
Researchers work on iron supplement without side-effects for pregnancy
Researchers hope a new type of iron supplement will be able to give pregnant women their required nutritional requirements without some of the nasty effects.
- by Stuart Layt
‘I had no desire to be a mother’: Three women on parenthood regret
The early years of parenting can be a struggle and some may question if they’re cut out for it. But with the right support, overwhelmed mums can find joy again.
- by Elli Jacobs