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The Triple Zero call from Soli Adams’ birth on the side of the Princes Highway in 2021.

Anja gave birth on the side of the road. Listen to the triple-zero call

Maternity hospital closures are forcing labouring women to travel hundreds of kilometres across “maternity deserts” to give birth.

  • Kate Aubusson

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Common, normal baby behaviours like fussiness, crying and reduced sleep have been medicalised and repackaged to parents as problems.

Tried and tested baby names prove most popular in 2024

New parents are sticking with classic names, although a few movers and shakers made the top 10 list last year.

  • Melissa Meehan
WA’s baby name list has been revealed.

WA’s most popular baby names for 2024 revealed

Oliver and Isla have been the most popular baby names in the state for years but this year is the first since 2018 that the top name was tied.

  • Hamish Hastie
Is white the best colour for a baby?

This beige generation (or is it vanilla?) is throwing out the baby joy

A friend who bought pink clothes for her grandchild was told thanks, but no thanks. Are we becoming too precious about babywear?

  • Claire Heaney
WA Premier Roger Cook and Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson have signed a letter of intent with a joint venture that plans to build Perth’s new women’s and babies’ hospital.

Cook government moves to lock in builders for new women’s and babies’ hospital before March poll

The location for the replacement of the ageing King Edward Memorial Hospital is shaping as a key election battle.

  • Hamish Hastie
Sam Kerr has announced she is expecting her first child with partner Kristie Mewis.

Sam Kerr announces she is to become a mother

The Matildas star took to social media on Monday night to share the news that her partner, Kristie Mewis, is pregnant.

  • Riley Walter
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Like her own mum, Alice couldn’t birth her baby – but she can breastfeed her

Inducing lactation is not often talked about. But here, Australia’s first IVF surrogate child – and her mum – discuss their experiences, 36 years apart.

  • Alice Clarke
The high price of housing has been blamed for Australia’s falling fertility rate, which is tipped to drop to a new record low this year.

The mortgage or the baby? Fertility dropping to record low

Births have fallen to a 15-year low and skyrocketing property prices are being blamed. Now there are calls for new policies to help people have children.

  • Shane Wright

Bigger family, bigger problems? Not so, say these mothers

Australia’s fertility rate is at an all-time low, but blaming it all on the cost of living is short-sighted, say these parents who love their larger families.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Australia’s birth rate has declined again, to 1.5 babies per woman.

Why ‘one-and-done’ families like mine are becoming the new normal

The news that our national birth rate is plummeting is concerning, but it’s no surprise to single-child families like mine.

  • Caroline Zielinski

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/babies-jai