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There is no evidence that working-class women in America currently have fewer offspring than they actually want.

Baby brain: Why MAGA’s pro-natalist plans are ill-conceived

Unless you’re on a one-man mission like “procreator-in-chief” Elon Musk, efforts to deliver a wider boom either fail or cost a fortune.

  • The Economist

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Preference for boys is fading among regions where it was strongest at a rapid rate.

Phew, it’s a girl! The stunning decline of the preference for having boys

Millions of girls were aborted simply for being girls. Now parents often lean towards them.

  • The Economist
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Into the mouths of babes

When mother (temporarily) knows best.

Danielle and Leon Green at home in Western Australia with photos of their children Sonny and Airlie.

What change must come from these parents’ darkest hour

This is not simply about offering heartbroken parents closure, although it will. Greater genetic testing is also about preventing future tragedies.

  • The Herald's View
Danielle and Leon Green at home in Western Australia.

A coroner couldn’t tell Danielle how her son died. Then she lost her daughter

After losing her two babies, Danielle Green wants genetic testing introduced in the post-mortem investigations of young people.

  • Frances Howe
A video recorded at a Sydney childcare centre shows a staff member repeatedly slapping a baby girl. Source: ABC
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Childcare worker slaps baby

A video recorded at a Sydney childcare centre shows a staff member repeatedly slapping a baby girl. Source: ABC

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In between ‘What’s that?’ and ‘Where are we going?’ comes a line of inquiry designed to cause an existential crisis.

The one question my son asks me that I simply cannot answer

In between ‘What’s that?’ and ‘Where are we going?’ comes a line of inquiry designed to cause an existential crisis.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Matrescence: a time of transformation.

Lucy expected many things to change when she had her baby. Her brain wasn’t one of them

The transition to becoming a mother is a brain-altering experience that experts suggest can dwarf puberty. It’s no wonder women are left reeling.

  • Sarah Berry
Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz.

Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz welcome first child

The former Liberal staffer announced the news in a social media post on Sunday night.

  • Riley Walter
Breastfeeding is often promoted as a pathway to losing weight for new mothers.

I didn’t lose weight when I was breastfeeding. I gained it

If breastfeeding isn’t actually a consistent method of postpartum weight loss, why is it so frequently promoted as such by health professionals?

  • Jenna Guillaume

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