It’s those times that should be celebrated – social gatherings, family get-togethers, holidays and milestones – that can be particularly rough for those experiencing fertility problems. Read More
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Life for the single mother in 2020
She is aged 41, university educated and employed in a professional field. Despite her workload, she is the sole carer of two or three children. And there’s an increasing chance she may never have met the father of her kids. Read More
Five tips every single mother should know at Christmas
Since becoming a single mother, I’ve pretty much successfully navigated the ups and downs, and even developed skills I never knew I had. Read More
Baby Hatches: safe option or dangerous experiment?
The discovery of an abandoned baby invariably leaves a community seeking answers, but two cases in Sydney in the space of one week at the end of last year has led to some asking a new question: is it time baby hatches were introduced into Australia? Read More
Your ovulation calculator
Falling pregnant is all about having sex and lots of it every month. Or is it? The reality is that many Australians – men and women – are not aware that timing is absolutely vital when they are trying for a baby. Read More
Natalie Imbruglia pregnant with donor conceived child
Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia has announced she is pregnant with her first child, “with a bit of help from IVF and a sperm donor”. Read More
Meet the men who donate sperm on Facebook
An increasing number of men are going online to make arrangements to donate sperm through Facebook or connection websites. Read More
Have baby, will travel
When I told a good friend, and seasoned mother and traveller, that I was taking my newborn to Europe for two months during my maternity leave, she smiled and imparted some advice… Read More
IVF win for Victorian women split from their spouse
In a breakthrough for reproductive rights, women in Victoria who are separated from their partners, but not divorced, will no longer have to get their estranged spouse’s permission to access IVF. Read More