Babies
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.
- by Kate Aubusson
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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.
- by Melissa Meehan
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.
- by Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Opinion
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?
- by Claire Heaney
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Hospitals
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.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Sam Kerr
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.
- by Riley Walter
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.
- by Alice Clarke
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.
- by 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.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Opinion
Parenting
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.
- by Caroline Zielinski
Opinion
Fertility
I used a sperm donor for my son. Why is the government abandoning us?
Would a stranger care about my beloved child who had been created with our shared genes? My counsellor understood my anxieties: “Most women think they’re meeting George Clooney.”
- by Alexandra Collier
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