I Want More Children…But My Husband Doesn’t
Do you want more kids but your partner doesn't? You're not alone....
16 February, 2022
Strategic Planning: one parent’s war of wills with her kids
In the war of wills with her children, Gemma Rolleman has learnt to pick her battles. Last night, my seven-year-old daughter regurgitated a spoonful of my carefully prepared risotto back onto her plate. “Yuck,” she spluttered, her nose wrinkled, “that’s disgusting.” I half expected the reaction....
16 February, 2022
Maternal metamorphosis: how mothering has changed in Australia since the second world war
When I first became a mother in 2013, Carla Pascoe Leahy reports, I realised my experiences of motherhood did not match the kinds of messages circulating around me. As a society we talk about motherhood either in cheesy sentimentalities – think of gift catalogues for Mother’s...
09 February, 2022
New test to screen newborns for rare genetic disorders
Prader Willi, Angelman and Dup15q syndromes leave a devastating effect on families. Early diagnosis for these disorders can now be tested through screening at birth. Research at a Glance: A Melbourne-led study has found a new test designed to simultaneously screen newborns for three rare genetic...
09 February, 2022
Half of women over 35 who want a child don’t end up having one, or have fewer than they planned.
At age 35, one in four Australian women and one in three men were hoping to have a child or more children in the future, writes Karin Hammarberg. But by age 49, about half report they haven’t yet had the number of children they hoped...
09 February, 2022
Feeding Prejudice
Public bottle-feeding feels like public stoning to Megan Howe. I admit it. I’m embarrassed to feed my baby in public. I try to time outings so I don’t need to feed while I’m out shopping or at the doctors’ surgery or at the park. But it’s...
09 February, 2022
Making the case to ensure access to egg freezing is equitable
The latest Australian data indicates that the number of human egg-freezing cycles performed each year has increased more than 1000% from 2010 to 2019, reports Molly Johnston Despite this, egg freezing remains prohibitively expensive, with a single cycle costing up to $10,000. Due to these costs,...
09 February, 2022
Children whose parents smoke have lower test scores and more behavioural issues than kids of smokers
Children whose parents smoke have lower test scores and more behavioural issues than kids of non-smokers, reports researcher Preety Pratima Srivastava Children whose parents smoke have lower academic test scores and more behavioural issues than children of non-smokers. These are the findings of our research published in...
09 February, 2022
The Mum In The Mirror
Kasey Edwards believes that it is perfectly understandable why many women grapple with motherhood. I love my daughter, but sometimes I really don’t like being a mother. There. I said it. Unleash the torrents of hate mail. When I was struggling to conceive, I would have wanted...
09 February, 2022
Test all students and staff twice a week, or only close contacts?
States have different school plans – here’s what they mean, report Fiona Russelland Robert Booy Most schools have opened for term one across Australia – except in Queensland which has delayed the start of the school year. As the country battles a wave of Omicron infections, states...
02 February, 2022