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Amelia Davatzis.

Microplastics are everywhere. How worried should parents be?

Experts and peak health bodies are divided around how worried we should be about microplastics. What should parents make of this?

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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Nutrition influencer Stacey Warnecke died in September.

Victoria and NSW consider laws to restrict rogue birth workers

The two states have responded to a demand by peak medical bodies that tough action and penalties be introduced to rein in rogue doulas and birth keepers.

  • Wendy Tuohy and Henrietta Cook
Dr Jacinta Martin co-authored a paper on the effects of PFAS on mice fertility.

PFAS pollution lowers sperm count in mice, alters their embryos: study

The chemical exposure given to laboratory mice mimicked the real-world profile of PFAS-contaminated water from Williamtown.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Chloe and Paul Fisher seemed to have it all. But their painful struggle was unrelenting

The couple went through a heartbreaking journey of fertility challenges and loss, but the kindness of strangers gave them strength.

  • Chloe Fisher
Project manager John Paul Abi-Khattar is one of the roughly 1 in 20 Australian men who have experienced infertility issues.

‘Happy days’: Doctors get guidelines for managing male infertility

One in 20 Australian men have treatable fertility issues. Thanks to Australia’s first-ever clinical guidelines, they will now be identified sooner.

  • Broede Carmody
Australia’s fertility rate – the number of births per woman – fell to a record low in 2024.

Birth rate hits record low as parents continue to put off having children

Australians are increasingly choosing to start their families at older ages.

  • Millie Muroi
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Former treasurer Peter Costello unveiled the baby bonus in 2004. New research it increased births by 1300 a month.

The baby bonus worked – at $86,000 for each extra child

New research suggests Peter Costello’s baby bonus encouraged families to have extra children – but, like all babies, they weren’t cheap.

  • Shane Wright
Invented in the 1990s, ICSI was designed for couples with severe male infertility,

Single and aged 31, I froze my eggs through IVF. Now I’m faced with a difficult choice

In Australia, there are three options for surplus eggs and embryos. All come with complexities and complications.

  • Hannah Bambra
Documents released to NSW parliament have revealed mine workers recorded blood lead levels six times the threshold for intervention.

Mines blocked health warnings to workers with toxic blood lead levels

Documents reveal thousands of NSW residents have been exposed to potential lead harm, including mine workers with up to 16 times the threshold to notify authorities.

  • Angus Thomson
Hannah Kaine and Alex Brook will be getting married in April but have decided not to have children.

Maybe no baby: Australian couples ditch traditional values about family, work and marriage

The number of women who never want to have children has almost doubled over the past two decades as both sexes in prime child-rearing ages shun the idea of starting families.

  • Shane Wright and Nick Newling

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