Birth Options
'Life is a party': In Brazil, hospitals cater for C-section spectacles
C-sections are inspiring a new industry of party planners, makeup artists and caterers, focused on wedding-like spectacles, produced for an audience.
Popular baby teething gel discontinued due to safety concerns
What should parents use instead?
Why you may have to be prepared to ditch your birth plan
No matter how far you stray from your birth plan, if you are blessed enough to have a healthy baby at the end of it all, try make that your focus.
How does a natural vaginal birth compare to a C-section?
OPINION: I've given birth both ways - and any woman who opts for a C-section is crazy.
Meghan Markle's birth plan highlights the stigma around home births
The argument over the safety of home births is nothing new.
Will Meghan Markle become the next poster girl for hypnobirthing?
Reports suggest the newest royal will enter the world with the help of hypnobirthing, but what exactly does that mean?
Stages of Labour
Amazing MRI images show exactly how a baby's head changes in the birth canal
It's thought to be the first time foetal head moulding has been captured.
What happens when labour is induced and when is it necessary?
There remains great controversy around when to induce labour, especially for overdue women.
Birth Stories
Should women need to 'consent' to a natural birth?
The age at which the average Australian woman is giving birth has risen - and so has legal action for trauma suffered during birth.
Amy Schumer and Meghan Markle represent the new way of talking about childbirth
Women, including celebrities, are done pretending it's easy. And experts say that's a good thing.
“What is that?!” Mum's face says it all after huge post-birth shock
Nancy Ray got the shock of her life after giving birth to her third child, and the moment was captured perfectly.
Postnatal Depression
Postnatal depression in men still not recognised, new study
When it comes to fathers, stigma still abounds.
'How am I meant to do this?': three women talk candidly about postnatal depression
When the worst time of your life is after your baby is born.
The desperate measures I took during PND
In the midst of a silent battle Megan Blandford took risks to feel something – anything – again.
Five myths about post-natal depression that stopped me seeking help
It took me years to admit I was not okay.
Confusion, neglect, resentment and overwhelm: new fathers' experiences of PND
PND affects up to ten per cent of dads during the perinatal period.
Emergency caesareans increase risk of postnatal depression in new mothers, new study
The study found the risk of developing PND increased by about 15 per cent.