Foster carers desperately needed
Due to the current shortage of foster carers in NSW (and more generally nationwide), children in need of foster care are necessarily being put in hotels and motels. These in-need...
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‘I stopped smoking to give myself the best chance of having a baby’
After talking to our GP, we headed off to a fertility clinic and had various tests. After speaking to both my clinician and nurse, I realised I had a lot going against me – because I was in my mid-30s and was a smoker, smoking about a packet a day.
Vitamin deficiency linked to miscarriage in breakthrough discovery
Australian scientists have discovered a link between miscarriage and birth defects and a common dietary supplement - in what is being hailed as one of the most significant discoveries in pregnancy research.
Girls’ school uniforms – let them wear shorts and pants
Research shows that girls wearing dresses to school directly results in girls doing less physical activity. Are we prioritising tradition and gender norms over the needs of school girls? Largely we are, and it's time we acknowledge that this needs to change.
Tips to prevent toppling furniture accidents in the home
Each year in Australia, hundreds of children are injured by toppling furniture or TVs. Up to two each year are killed. These accidents can happen in the blink of an eye so it is important to do everything you can to make your home safer. Here are some ways to prevent these injuries from occurring...
Are you tired ‘Claire’?
According to the 2016 Census, the average Australian is a 38-year-old woman with two kids. There's strange comfort in knowing that the 'average' Aussie is slogging it out day to day, much like many other amazing mothers I know.
Surrogacy and why many parents break the law
Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT have laws in place outlawing overseas surrogacy but these laws have never been policed. A number of parents have shown off their newborns in major newspaper stories. No authorities have come knocking.
How to throw a baby shower with a social conscience
Ali, pregnant with her second child, didn't want another baby shower, but having experienced a difficult first pregnancy and complications at birth, wanted to give back in some way. She decided to host an Assembly Day putting Birthing Kits together for women in developing communities.
Changes to government family payments in 2017
There are quite a few changes to the Government's family benefits in 2017 and many families will find that they could be worse off because of them. We have made a quick list of these changes so you can quickly see which, if any, will affect you and your family.
Light a candle on October 15 for little lives lost
Light a candle for International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, October 15, in memory of the brief yet meaningful lives of babies lost due to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.
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