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Lambrina Gimian

Worse than birth or postpartum: The anxiety of trying for a baby

A new survey suggests anxiety around trying to conceive is more common than fear of pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding. So why isn’t it being discussed?

  • Shona Hendley

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9News Perth presenter Tracy Vo and her partner Liam, with their daughter Mila. Tracy and Liam have a shrine to remember their son James, who they lost during pregnancy.

Why Say Their Name Day is a hug for the soul

Grief, as the saying goes, is just love with nowhere to go. It is the surplus of affection we had saved up for a lifetime that now has to be channelled into shrines, baubles, and stories.

  • Tracy Vo
Stacey Warnecke died in September after giving birth at home.

Banned doula ordered to break silence over influencer’s fatal free birth

Controversial free-birth advocate Emily Lal has been ordered to give evidence to an inquest into the death of Stacey Warnecke, who died hours after delivering her son at home.

  • Henrietta Cook
Forced adoption was common in the 1970s.

Drugged and terrified, I heard small cries in the distance. The nurses had taken my baby away

Thousands of unmarried women and girls in Australia had their children forcibly taken from them and adopted out. One woman tells her story.

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There has been an anecdotal rise in the number of women choosing to freebirth.

‘These are avoidable’: Dozens of babies dead or permanently injured after freebirths

Data has uncovered the catastrophic consequences of a rise in women choosing to give birth without the aid of medically trained professionals.

  • Henrietta Cook
Forty-one per cent of Australian mothers now give birth by caesarean section.

After a traumatic birth, this rarely discussed caesarean option was healing

A maternal assisted caesarean is a modification to a traditional c-section and can be transformative. So, why aren’t more mothers offered it?

  • Sassica Francis-Bruce
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Osborne Park Hospital expansion artist impression.

Osborne Park Hospital expansion: Work begins on new facility for northern suburbs mums

The milestone comes as the Cook government was forced to defend the WA hospital system’s readiness for the upcoming flu season

  • Hamish Hastie
Jessica Seitz, mother of three.

‘Tidal wave of pressure’: Has the Ozempic boom made it harder for new mums?

Once considered a relic of a bygone era, “bounce back” culture has reared its head again as new mothers face distorted ideals and unrealistic expectations.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
A new gestational diabetes hot spot has established itself in Melbourne’s southeast, according to researchers.

Melbourne is developing a new gestational diabetes hot spot. Why?

Gestational diabetes rates have skyrocketed in Melbourne’s southeast within a very short timeframe, piling additional pressure on the state’s health system.

  • Broede Carmody
A snap change introduced in NSW means price hikes, long delays and more women turning to unregulated donors online.

Donor sperm shortage and huge price increases put strain on women’s pregnancy plans

Prices for imported sperm have increased from about $1000-$2000 per vial to tens of thousands of dollars after the NSW government hardened its stance on how many women can use each donor’s sperm.

  • Wendy Tuohy