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Monash IVF said an embryo from a different patient had been incorrectly thawed and transferred to the birth parent.

‘Wild West of regulation’: Monash IVF may escape penalty for wrong baby bungle

Two families may face years of emotional and legal turmoil after an IVF bungle led to a woman giving birth to a stranger’s baby.

  • Grant McArthur

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Monash IVF has been operating since 1971.

Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after ‘distressing’ IVF bungle

Monash IVF confirmed a woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby after a mix-up blamed on human error at one of its fertility clinics in Brisbane.

  • Brittany Busch
Departures of migrant visa holders are expected to accelerate in coming years, according to leading demographers.

Migration tipped to plummet as post-COVID visas set to expire

A key election issue is high immigration levels, but new research says these will plunge. That’s in addition to falling fertility and shorter lifespans.

  • Shane Wright
Shifra Bendet, with dogs Bruno, Ollie and Piper, says freezing her eggs around eight years ago took the pressure off making choices around her fertility.

Shifra’s frozen eggs will reach a legal expiry date. What happens to them when time runs out?

Many early adopters of egg freezing are not well-informed about the emotional and psychological realities of disposing of unused eggs when their deadline is up.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Aimee Welton believed at age 35 that she had eggs enough to spare to give some to a friend struggling with fertility, only to discover she would need donor eggs herself,

A donor egg helped Aimee become a mum. A rule change will make it easier for others

The growing number of women choosing to start families alone has led to wait times on donor eggs and sperm rising, but Victoria has moved to make importing them easier.

  • Wendy Tuohy
The study found women were less likely to have children if their mothers had not reached pension age, but the timing of their father’s retirement had no impact on starting a family.

The grandma penalty: Women delay families when their mothers keep working

Government leg-ups help, but the high cost of formal childcare in Australia meant the availability of family members to babysit was still important.

  • Millie Muroi
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Emma Burridge Mother and acupuncturist. Story on birth centres at Private hospitals. Daughter Delilah assisting with lighting.

Emma ditched her expensive health cover but a new plan could get her back

Expectant mothers could have their pregnancy managed by a midwife or GP under a radical proposal to make private maternity care more affordable.

  • Angus Thomson
Olivia Ancelet, Aariq Hasan and Noah Zunde all died after being left in a car by their parents.

‘I killed my daughter’: What happens when a forgotten child dies in a car

When the unimaginable happens, families, authorities and communities are left with many questions.

  • Riley Walter

Falling fertility rates will hurt the economy. But a new baby boom is not the answer

Australia’s fertility rates have been falling fast and are now at rock bottom. The economic consequences will be far-reaching.

  • Matt Wade
Human embryologists traditionally select which embryos are best to transfer into patients.
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Artificial intelligence ‘beginning to make decisions about who is brought into the world’

Bioethics researchers want guidelines for use of AI in embryo selection during IVF, and transparency for patients.

  • Wendy Tuohy

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