18 units shut in 7 years: Private maternity under ‘serious threat’
The future of Australia’s private maternity system is “under serious threat”, with 18 units closing across the country in seven years. Here’s the latest.
Pregnancy
I thought my dreams were telling me the sex of my baby
Imogen Bailey has revealed the strange dream she had while pregnant – and why she chose to find out the gender of her baby.
Photo shows why pregnancy reveal didn’t go to plan
This photo was supposed to be my way of announcing my pregnancy to my friends. Unfortunately it didn’t go to plan.
How I had ‘miracle babies’ after 12 IVF fails
Christina Georgiades, the proud Melbourne mum of two ‘miracle babies’, has revealed her personal struggles in the hope it will help others with fertility issues.
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Permission not to push through granted
Billie was born at only 24 weeks — this helped save her life
In a medical world first, it’s been found umbilical cord blood cells can “shield” the tiniest premature babies from injury — just like they did for now three-year-old Billie.
‘Surprise diagnosis left me 24 hours for a life-changing choice’
A routine check-up after gastric band surgery was the beginning of a series of unexpected health shocks for this 22-year-old Adelaide woman.
State’s $16m to protect babies from virus
A virus which hospitalises children across the country is being tackled with a $16m injection from one state government.
Brutal reality facing premmie babies just got even harder
Premature babies born as late as 37 weeks face even more difficulties later in life than many had first thought.
I fought cancer twice but it was my unborn baby who saved my life
A Melbourne mum has revealed how she was saved from a rare, life-threatening tumour by a twist of fate, saying if she hadn’t been pregnant, she “may not have woken up the next morning”.
’Dangerous’ abortion threat as election looms
Health advocates are calling on state politicians to keep changes to current abortion laws off the table as a “dangerous discussion” about women’s health rages on.
Major breakthrough in the pill for men
Researchers in an Australian lab have taken a major step forward in the development of hormone-free male contraceptive pills.
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