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.
September 2024
‘Perilous’: doctors warn pregnant women at risk from medicine shortages
Experts warn that supplies of crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, putting pregnant women at risk from serious conditions like preeclampsia.
June 2024
Why that surprise weight gain might be an Ozempic baby
There is mounting evidence that weigh-loss drugs such as Ozempic are delivering baby-sized surprises.
April 2024
Being a mother really does age you, new study finds
Research by Columbia University in New York has shown that pregnancy takes such a toll on the body that it causes a woman to get older faster, internally.
‘I thought bing, bang, boom, I’ll be pregnant. But IVF was different’
Olympic gold champion Kaillie Humphries is used to success, so she was unprepared “for things not working perfectly” when trying to start a family.
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.
Singapore’s $192,000-a-month retreats are latest luxury for new mums
High-end post-birth care centres are booming, especially in Singapore where the super-rich from mainland China have been flocking.
March 2024
Pregnant first-home buyers pay $95,000 over reserve for 2-bed unit
A legal quirk reduced the competition for one young couple, who still fought hard for a ground-level unit they’ll move into – just before the birth of their child.
November 2023
’Twas the night before Christmas - and I had a baby
Every festive season is special, but for our fashion editor, this was one to treasure.
February 2023
‘Soul crushing’: The hidden reality of freezing your eggs
Social isolation and the difficulty of dating during COVID-19 lockdowns prompted more Australian women to freeze their eggs, but the procedure carries physical and financial costs.
November 2022
Westpac offers leave for fertility treatment
The Sydney-based lender is the first major bank to grant employees fertility treatment leave, which covers women who wish to freeze their eggs or who are undergoing IVF and other related treatments.
May 2022
NSW to offer $2000 rebates for IVF treatment
The state government is looking to put women and families front and centre of the coming budget.
March 2022
How traumatic childbirth led to creation of medtech device Oli
Personal experience led to the discovery by engineer Sarah McDonald that there had been no genuine innovation in maternal-fetal monitoring since the 1960s.
January 2022
Why some women are hiding their pregnancies
For some women, the pandemic has been an opportunity to keep their private lives very private.
July 2021
The pandemic baby boom no one saw coming
Births are up 5.5 per cent in NSW and Victoria alone, as couples forge ahead with plans for a family.
How a declining birth rate will reshape the world
Even before the pandemic, population growth across the world was falling. But do you really want people to have more children?
April 2021
Extra $3.5b needed to make childcare work for business
For every dollar we invest in childcare, we’ll get $2 back.
March 2021
‘Freezing a bit of hope’: young professionals preserve eggs amid pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has boosted an already growing trend for women to get their eggs frozen and other fertility procedures.
February 2021
Meet the father of 17 who leads Australia’s private sperm donor group
The 36-year-old says he wanted his progeny to know who he is.
Inside the sperm economy, where demand is higher than ever
Social media, Tinder-like swiping and Uber-like simplicity have ushered in a reproductive revolution that bypasses sperm banks and IVF clinics.