This tool will change way doctors treat mums after giving birth
One in three mums will experience psychological trauma after giving birth. But a new tool is changing the way doctors deal with it. This is how.
Pregnancy
I’d just given birth. Suddenly the room was full of people
In the last instalment of Imogen’s pregnancy diary she details her birth, which had one scary moment, and meeting her gorgeous little boy, Beau.
How we had a baby despite this common fertility issue
Steven Hosking said he felt flattened when he found out he was the reason he and partner Carly De Mamiel were struggling to fall pregnant. But now they have a beautiful baby girl.
‘Miracle’: How these tiny twins defied the odds
Just six weeks ago, Tamika and Brock Larkin were told their unborn twin girls might not survive.
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My blood pressure was high – I had a serious complication
When my obstetrician told me I would be induced to have my baby the next day, my mind was racing at 100 miles an hour.
I have ‘baby brain’ – it led to this frantic supermarket moment
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Nadine was denied an emergency C-section. Her baby later died
A mum whose newborn died says she was denied a c-section for hours, recounting the horrifying moment she screamed for help in a Victorian hospital.
Why I’m not telling anyone the name of my baby
In this chapter of Imogen’s pregnancy diary she reveals how her baby shower went and also why she’s keeping her son’s name a secret until he is born.
‘State of shock’: Mum unable to properly grieve after baby death
The death of her newborn girl after just six weeks was the cruellest blow for a Sydney mother, yet the cancellation of her maternity leave forced her back to work despite her grief.
I want to avoid an epidural when I give birth
I’ve been manifesting a beautiful birth but the reality is it might not happen and it’s likely not going to be in my control.
I’m 39 weeks pregnant — no one warned me I’d get lightning crotch
Having always wanted to be a mum, Antoinette was overjoyed when she fell pregnant last year. Speaking just days away from welcoming her baby boy, she wishes she’d been told about this.
I had 2 C-sections and didn’t like how I looked. This changed my life
A Brisbane woman said she tried everything to get rid of her “water bomb” abdomen after two C-sections. Then she found the solution.
Do the wives’ tales about babies really work? I tested them to find out
I knew what sex baby I was having but my friends didn’t. For a bit of fun, we tested the old wives’ tales to see if they had any merit.
This is a taboo topic for new mums – it’s time to change
Australian women are being forced to leave hospital too soon after giving birth – some as early as six hours post-birth.
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