Reason your kid is not listening to you
Teenagers are navigating a complex world of physical changes, peer pressures and identity formation, and it might be time for parents to change their approach.
Family Health
Nightly tradition keeping Aussie family close
New research shows not enough Aussie families are having critical conversations about mental health. But one nightly tradition is this family’s secret to supporting each other.
Mum’s maternity leave cancelled via text after newborn death
Priya was six weeks old when she died. Her mother was grieving when she received a text from her employer cancelling her pre-approved maternity leave.
Embattled fertility giant Monash IVF scores legal win
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Monash IVF after the clinic took legal action against a former employee.
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Former Monash director speaks out after IVF bungle
Renowned IVF pioneer Alan Trounson says the horror mix-up in which a woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby never should have happened.
I have ‘baby brain’ – it led to this frantic supermarket moment
I’m approaching the end of my third trimester and I’m starting to feel really pregnant. Tiredness, ‘baby brain’ and more involved hospital appointments are becoming the norm.
Shock laws could bar biological mum from her own baby after IVF bungle
Legal experts say the IVF scandal that saw a woman give birth to a stranger’s baby through Monash IVF could set a precedent for custody battles, with the biological parents potentially having no legal rights to their child.
Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after horror IVF mix-up
Two families have been left furious and heartbroken after a woman unwittingly gave birth to another couple’s baby in a massive IVF bungle which saw her implanted with the wrong embryo.
$65k and we have no baby: Our surrogacy nightmare
An Australian couple paid $65,000 for an overseas clinic to make their parenting dreams come true — but instead, they say they have been subjected to an “emotional rollercoaster of failures”.
Big change for single women doing IVF
More people will be able to get Medicare rebates for IVF after the definition of infertility was expanded to include single women and same-sex couples.
Why I’m not telling anyone the name of my baby
In this chapter of Imogen’s pregnancy diary she reveals how her baby shower went and also why she’s keeping her son’s name a secret until he is born.
Advocate, agitator, survivor: What’s next for beloved GP
He helped lead the fight against Covid, survived a brutal attack on his life and has been a passionate advocate for patients and healthcare workers worldwide. So what’s next for arguably Australia’s best known family doctor?
‘State of shock’: Mum unable to properly grieve after baby death
The death of her newborn girl after just six weeks was the cruellest blow for a Sydney mother, yet the cancellation of her maternity leave forced her back to work despite her grief.
My paid parental leave ended before my baby was out of hospital
Baby Evelyn weighed just 600 grams when she was born and spent so long in hospital her mum’s paid parental leave had run out before they were home.
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