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Periods stopped Vanessa participating in sport and she's not alone
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (990+ words) Discovering period swimwear meant Vanessa Ozols didn't have to skip swimming training anymore. (ABC News: Fletcher Yeung) When she's in the pool, Vanessa Ozols feels safe and accepted for who she is. As a national-level swimmer with a disability, the…...
Rural women share harrowing IVF stories at parliamentary inquiry
1+ week, 1+ day ago (850+ words) Sophie Fletcher has spent countless hours on the road travelling to metro centres to receive care. (ABC News: Brigitte Murphy) Women from regional and rural NSW this week gave evidence in Tamworth to the select committee inquiry into fertility support…...
Last private midwife north of Perth to close as costs of business rise
1+ week, 2+ day ago (712+ words) ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt Cath Tan says legislative changes are part of the reason she will pause her practise. (ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt: Brianna Melville) The last privately practising midwife offering homebirths north of Perth in Western Australia is preparing to take…...
Omega-3 testing to be introduced in SA to prevent preterm birth
2+ week, 3+ day ago (504+ words) Bonnie Haselgrove took part in the trial while pregnant with Evan who is now six months old." (ABC News: Eva Blandis) South Australian pregnant women will be able to access free omega-3 blood tests as part of their routine tests....
The joy and judgement of being an older mum
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1019+ words) As an older mum, Heather says she's more patient and able to focus on what matters. (Supplied) Not long after giving birth to her son, Heather was asked by a stranger at a restaurant: Are you his mum or grandma?...
SA teacher who lost long service leave while caring for son says system disadvantages women
3+ week, 1+ day ago (814+ words) Former relief teacher Rachel Toyer has been raising awareness about an education department policy that she argues discriminates against mothers. (ABC News: Che Chorley) Former contract teacher Rachel Toyer was unable to take long-service leave because she had a gap…...
Mother's Day gathering breaks 'invisible silence' of baby loss
3+ week, 3+ day ago (890+ words) ABC Mid North Coast A bereaved mother is offered support at Frances Perry House maternity hospital in Melbourne. (Supplied: Eliza Strauss, Frances Perry House) Women who have experienced pregnancy loss are breaking the silence at an annual Mother's Day high…...
Rare quadruplet birth stuns mum, 45, and doctors
4+ week, 1+ day ago (429+ words) A WA couple expecting triplets were stunned to welcome a fourth baby, delivering a rare set of quadruplets. The family, who already have a three-year-old son, found out about the fourth baby more than halfway through their IVF pregnancy. The…...
SA government apologises to prisoner denied abortion medication
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (789+ words) The woman denied a medical termination was incarcterated at the Adelaide Women's Prison. (ABC News: Dean Faulkner) A female prisoner was denied a medical termination because there is no overnight medical monitoring at the Adelaide Women's Prison. The Central Adelaide…...
These two dads say Australia needs to talk about compensating surrogates
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1650+ words) Australians desperate to start a family are being driven overseas into markets that can be dangerous, costly and ethically dubious." Is it time for a national conversation about paying surrogates here? It's been a big journey for Lewis and Edward,…...