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Yesterday

Birth rates are plumetting around the world.

Can Australia escape the global fertility crisis?

Not too long ago, the world was worried about runaway population growth. But with birth rates falling too fast, the scramble is on to avoid the demographic crunch.

June

Monash IVF was in court on Monday. Not over its embryo mix ups, though.

Monash IVF’s second-in-charge quietly departed to rival before embryo scandal

The embattled company found time to sue Hamish Hamilton last Thursday. Impressive, given its CEO quit the same day and its share price was collapsing.

An embryologist at the Monash medical IVF clinic sorting eggs.

IVF patients share horror stories amid Monash embryo bungle

The revelation of a second mix-up at a Monash IVF clinic this week has led to renewed calls for greater industry regulation.

Monash IVF is the largest fertility specialist in the country, but has been under scrutiny after a number of mistakes.

Monash IVF CEO resigns after second embryo mix-up

Chief executive Michael Knaap has resigned days after the embattled fertility company admitted to a second embryo error in just three months. 

Monash IVF is the largest fertility specialist in the country, but has been under scrutiny after a number of mistakes.

Monash IVF admits to second embryo transfer bungle this year

Shares in the fertility services group, the largest in the country, have fallen by half since the first incident was disclosed two months ago.

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The Clayton Clinic in Melbourne where Monash IVF’s second embryo disaster occurred last week.

Monash IVF’s Richard Davis and injections where they shouldn’t be

The board of the ASX-listed fertility clinic disclosed a second embryo disaster on Tuesday.

May

Wegovy injection pens. The weight-loss product has helped Eucalyptus earn about $200 million in the past 18 months.

Health start-up Eucalyptus to ditch Woolworths, cash in on Wegovy online

The $560 million company will sack staff and stop selling products at Woolworths and Priceline and concentrate on selling weight-loss drugs online in Europe and Asia.

April

Monash IVF blamed “human error” for the disaster.

Monash IVF disaster shows board’s market insensitivity

Giving a client the wrong embryo and not realising until well after the child is born seems like it should be a big deal to the board.

January

Having children is being ranked against other choices – and losing

With the fertility rate falling across the West, there is much more affecting parents’ decisions than the economy.

Iris Haim, left, pictured with the parents of other hostages in the month following the October 7 attack by Hamas, when her son was still alive.

How Israeli families are making fathers of their dead

In the eight months following the Hamas terrorist attack, sperm has been retrieved from around 170 young men in Israel.

December 2024

China’s population is shrinking, with the number of deaths outstripping births.

‘Courses in love’: China steps up campaign to promote marriage, babies

Universities have been asked to educate single students on relationships and regular articles appear in state media about the benefits of having children.

August 2024

Hayley and Aaron Hughes with their children both born through IVF: Ned, now aged two, and Benson, who arrived last weekend.

IVF breakthrough shows AI just as good as humans, and much faster

A world-first study led by Australian researchers found an AI-powered embryo selection tool led to a similar number of pregnancies as human embryologists.

Old school Republicans fear J.D. Vance is the future of the party.

As a childless man, a new coffee machine is my priority

A Londoner admits his life mirrors the no-kids stereotype criticised by Republican JD Vance: an obsession with food, wine and coffee beans

July 2024

Law graduate, Claudia McDonnell, wants to have 5 children.

If this law graduate has two children, she will be exceptional

Claudia McDonnell, 24, belongs to the most childless generation of Australian women in modern history.

The author’s baby daughter and niece in 1997.

Me, my niece and a generational shift in thinking about babies

The “happy accidents” that led to so many families having three or more children are a lot less likely to happen now.

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May 2024

How the world went from baby boom to baby bust

Helping people have the children they want in ways that fit with their plans should be a focus of policy. It is essential to help women combine careers with children.

Hot flushes are one of many bothersome symptoms of menopause.

Menopause hormone therapy is OK after all, long-term study finds

Since a study in 2002 was called off, women have been reluctant to take hormones. But a new study has reassuring news for women under 60.

April 2024

Torria Leggett, 40, who had been trying for another after her first child was born in 2018.

Ozempic ‘oops’ babies spark debate as users fall pregnant

Some women on weight-loss drugs who have struggled with fertility issues are now expecting children, leading to questions about the safety of such medications.

March 2024

Dr Nick Murphy founded GenEmbryomics in 2019.

Aussie IVF guru plans Nasdaq listing

GenEmbryomics founder Nick Murphy invented a test to screen embryos for genetic disorders. He wants to go public in the US, where the company’s customers live.

February 2024

South Korean K-Pop group NewJeans. Feminism is being wrongly blamed for South Korea’s falling birth rate.

South Korea’s fertility crisis could shift regional power balances

The Asian nation has the worst fertility rate in the world. Without radical changes, sustaining the country’s formidable military posture will become impossible.

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