Fertility
'I was vomiting, crying and convulsing in pain': Melbourne woman's battle with 'misunderstood' condition
Fi Macrae, 27, is passionate about helping others who may be suffering from chronic pain and endometriosis.
The truth about my conception came like a punch to the stomach
It took several days to process the shock that my biological father was, in fact, an anonymous sperm donor.
IVF
'Timing is critical': New discovery pinpoints ‘golden window’ for IVF success
New research by RMIT University could help improve the precision of IVF treatment.
'Forever grateful': Melbourne mum pens beautiful book to help explain donor conception to kids
Natalie Hart has written a book to share with her son Jenson, and all donor conceived children, about the special journey it took to create them.
Rogue IVF clinics offering to screen embryos for higher education and income earning potential
The clinic also offered screening for higher likelihood of attaining high levels of education, while another flagged the future potential to screen for skin tone.
Adoption and Fostering
What I wish I knew before I became a foster parent
My one bit of advice: Just make that first step. You have so much support along the way.
Becoming a foster parent taught me empathy in a way I'd never experienced
I never thought any loving parent would risk losing their child. Then I became a foster parent.
Surrogacy
Family ties: Surrogate grandmother gives birth to own granddaughter
"My mum was an absolute rockstar through a difficult delivery."
Surrogate's sacrifice after parents separated from baby due to pandemic
"It was a pretty emotional process."
'The ultimate gift': what it's really like being a surrogate
"When you go into surrogacy all you want to do is give someone a baby."
Surrogacy was a more emotional journey than I ever expected — but so worth it
Together, you will heal, and together, you will make each other whole.
Couple welcomes two babies three weeks apart
The long wait for parenthood has ended for this couple, who were 'blessed twice' with babies born just weeks apart.
The surrogate mother who unknowingly gave away her own baby
Jessica Allen conceived her own baby when already pregnant.