‘I’ll try for the dragon’:Why Chinese births are expected to spike this year

‘I’ll try for the dragon’:Why Chinese births are expected to spike this year

The most recent Year of the Dragon in 2012 saw Singapore’s birth rate skyrocket to a five-year high. Will we experience the same in Australia?

  • byJewel Topsfield

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‘Really focused on the baby’:What new mothers are missing after giving birth

‘Really focused on the baby’:What new mothers are missing after giving birth

Simona Stirling was treated for gestational diabetes but had to battle to get testing following the arrival of baby Halle.

  • byAngus Thomson
The Islas have it:NSW’s top baby names revealed

The Islas have it:NSW’s top baby names revealed

A rapid rise in popularity has seen Isla become NSW’s jointly crowned most popular girls name,as Lucas and Luca are both in the top 10 for boys.

  • byMary Ward
Prenatal opioid exposure linked to eczema,asthma:WA study finds

Prenatal opioid exposure linked to eczema,asthma:WA study finds

The study from the University of Western Australia analysed health records of 401,462 children born in WA between 2003 and 2018.

  • byTara Cosoleto
I am a surrogate mother – the Pope should stay out of my life
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I am a surrogate mother – the Pope should stay out of my life

Six years ago,I delivered a baby for two dads. They gained a much-loved child and all the parenting joy that goes with it. Together,we gained a lifelong extended family.

  • bySarah Jefford
Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting,calls it ‘deplorable’

Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting,calls it ‘deplorable’

Francis’ remarks are likely to antagonise pro-LGBT+ groups,since surrogacy is often used by gay or lesbian partners who want to have children.

  • byReuters
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The groundbreaking Australian scientists growing human eggs outside the body

The groundbreaking Australian scientists growing human eggs outside the body

Research that helped one Melbourne mum have her own biological twins after cancer is being expanded to give other people more ways to have babies.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Baby Frankie brings joy early as his parents wish for peace in the new year

Baby Frankie brings joy early as his parents wish for peace in the new year

Courtney Wheeler was one of the 6500 mums to give birth at Australia’s largest public maternity hospital where the babies came in all shapes and sizes.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Surprise! The new pregnancy announcement is no announcement at all

Surprise! The new pregnancy announcement is no announcement at all

Many women are rethinking how they share their pregnancy online,if at all.

  • byFortesa Latifi
The horror of Islamic State,then the gift of a child:My Christmas to remember
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The horror of Islamic State,then the gift of a child:My Christmas to remember

The federal opposition defence spokesman and former SASR captain recalls the Christmas of 2014. For good and bad,it was one he’ll never forget.

  • byAndrew Hastie
Woman with two wombs gives birth to twins on different days

Woman with two wombs gives birth to twins on different days

A woman with two uteruses has given birth to “one-in-a-million” twin girls,one from each womb.

  • byJoe Pinkstone