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My husband and I dated quietly at first. Six weeks in, I learnt I was pregnant
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (691+ words) February 15, 2026 " 5:00am Musician Sophie Ellis-Bextor is best known for her hit song, Murder on the Dancefloor. Here, the 46-year-old mother of five talks about the important men in her life, including what led to her meeting her husband, fellow musician Richard…...
A childless life is not the nightmare ending you might think it is
1+ week, 1+ day ago (537+ words) February 7, 2026 " 8:00am Have you heard the term "fertility vampire? It's a person " usually a man " who dates someone during their childbearing years and then ends the relationship, robbing them of their chance to be a parent. These stories, common enough that…...
‘Tidal wave of pressure’: Has the Ozempic boom made it harder for new mums?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1389+ words) February 6, 2026 " 1:57pm Coming of age in the late 1990s, Jessica Seitz, 33, knows the pressures of diet and "skinny" culture well. "I grew up my whole life with weight issues. You won't find very many Millennials that didn't at least have bad body…...
Melbourne is developing a new gestational diabetes hotspot. Why?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (769+ words) February 2, 2026 " 5:00am Gestational diabetes rates have skyrocketed in Melbourne's southeast within a short timeframe, putting more Victorian mothers and babies at risk of complications and piling additional pressure on the state's health system. A team of researchers from Monash University analysed…...
‘Women can’t conduct, but she’s different’: The backhanded compliment still haunting Simone Young
3+ week, 6+ day ago (444+ words) January 19, 2026 " 5:00am Each week, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the subjects we're told to keep private by getting them to roll a die. The numbers they land on are the topics they're given. This week, he talks to Simone…...
Trump blamed autism on this pain pill. Now, the gold-standard evidence is in
4+ week, 1+ day ago (533+ words) January 17, 2026 " 10:30am The US government's claim that taking a common pain medication during pregnancy increases the risk of babies born with autism has been refuted by a rigorous scientific review. US President Donald Trump warned pregnant women to avoid paracetamol (commonly…...
Blanket support for hospital reform after probe into baby’s death
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (26+ words) There's blanket support for hospital reform after a disturbing report into the death of baby Tommie Starkie at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Western Australia....
Damning report reveals ‘catastrophic, cultural’ failures at WA’s premier maternity hospital
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1133+ words) Doctors and midwives at Western Australia's premier maternity hospital will undergo new training as part of an unprecedented cultural reform program following a harrowing report into the circumstances surrounding a baby "born dead" at the hospital. Alana and Paul Starkie…...
This simple urine test could change the lives of thousands of women like Marnie
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1144+ words) Marnie-Claire Hilton had learnt to coexist with many mysterious symptoms for years before she finally got an explanation " the right one, at least. Her periods were irregular; sometimes three weeks apart, sometimes eight. They were light some months, very heavy…...
Fresh safety warnings for weight-loss drugs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (19+ words) The Therapeutic Goods Administration has updated its advice on pregnancy and suicide for drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy....