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Hospitals in crisis
Hospital stripped of trainee doctors over staff, patient welfare concerns
The Central Coast’s only public obstetric and gynaecology service is about to be severely depleted with the temporary loss of accredited trainee doctors.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Hospitals in crisis
This hospital will soon have 12 births a day. Women in labour may be raced down a highway
Women giving birth could be loaded into ambulances and raced 100km down the M1 from Monday because of a critical staffing shortage.
- by Kate Aubusson
Investigation
Medical Misogyny
‘I thought I was insane’: Doctors kept ignoring Keira’s pain. It almost killed her
Keira Rumble was a victim of a poorly researched health phenomenon known as medical misogyny. Its consequences can be fatal.
- by Kate Aubusson and Wendy Tuohy
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Genetics
‘I am just so thankful’: The test that let little Mairead beat the odds
The findings of a landmark genetic study bolster calls for the federal government to establish a free expanded carrier screening program.
- by Kate Aubusson
Opinion
IVF
At 26, I don’t know if my donor father is dead or alive – or if I’m ready to find out
Donor children now are born with a set of relationships with people known, yet to be known, and, for some, forever unknowable.
- by Louis Taffs
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Babies
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
Opinion
Trump's America
I plan to give birth in Trump’s America, knowing it could kill me
Access to a safe and legal abortion may be what saves my life in a risky pregnancy or childbirth. It’s no longer guaranteed in the US – and it is why many American women are stockpiling abortion pills.
- by Amy La Porte
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
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Abortion
Abortion back on election agenda after Greens push Labor to improve access
An exclusive poll shows that voters across all parties want abortion laws left alone, after a messy political debate raised fears laws could be unwound.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
This at-home ‘egg timer’ test is an Aussie first. What does it tell us about fertility?
A test purported to measure women’s fertility is on the rise, but some experts are concerned about its potential to create anxiety and fear given its inaccuracy.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
‘It was a revolution’: The forgotten Australian whose medical breakthrough saved millions of lives
John Gorman is a miracle man whose discovery has finally been recognised by his homeland.
- by Andrew Probyn and Danielle Post
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