Fertility
Maybe no baby: Australian couples ditch traditional values about family, work and marriage
The number of women who never want to have children has almost doubled over the past two decades as both sexes in prime child-rearing ages shun the idea of starting families.
- Shane Wright and Nick Newling
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Ross and John weren’t sure they’d get to celebrate Father’s Day. A new WA law hopes to change that
Ross and his partner John had to fly to Canada in order to start their family due to WA’s restrictive surrogacy laws. There’s hope a new bill set to go before parliament this week will change everything.
- Hannah Murphy
- Sensitive content
- Sunday Life
‘We celebrate both girls’: How Lewis marks Father’s Day after losing his firstborn
Three dads share their very different paths to fatherhood, but they are all united by one thing.
- Kim Wilson
- Exclusive
- IVF
More women are choosing to solo parent, and here’s why
Being single didn’t stop Charlotte Storey from becoming a mum. She’s among a record number getting their way.
- Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
- Exclusive
- Population
Sydney’s great baby divide: How fertile is your suburb?
Babies are increasingly scarce in some neighbourhoods.
- Matt Wade
‘Emotionally devastating’: Victims of IVF data breach seeking class action
One of Australia’s largest IVF providers has sought to suppress details of how sensitive medical information was breached and put on the dark web for sale.
- Kayla Olaya and Kate Aubusson
Would-be mothers to get ‘more transparency’ on what egg-freezing may do
As the IVF industry undergoes unprecedented scrutiny, and egg-freezing rates increase sharply, women want more transparency around the likely outcomes of the expensive procedure, specialists say.
- Wendy Tuohy
The lowest and highest birth rates in Melbourne by suburb
Housing stress could be leading Melburnians to have fewer babies in their lifetime in all but a few of the city’s most affordable suburbs, new analysis suggests.
- Adam Carey
- Opinion
- Healthcare
Informal sperm donation is on the rise in Australia. So are the risks
Because of the informal nature of these arrangements, there is little oversight and even less data. But no woman should have to go through this kind of trauma in the pursuit of parenthood.
- Neera Bhatia
- Exclusive
- Healthcare
Review considers crackdown on ‘Wild West’ of online sperm donation
A rapid review of Australia’s fertility sector will consider the regulation of sperm and egg donation across clinics, online groups and apps.
- Henrietta Cook
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