Cutting the umbilical cord is a symbolic part of childbirth but increasing numbers of Australian women are choosing to leave the cord and placenta attached until they fall off naturally — which can take three or four days. So called “lotus births” are growing in popularity in Australia, particularly in the past two years. Lotus […]

A woman dropped by her modelling agency at size 10 for being ‘too big’ has launched her own agency to help ‘normal-sized’ women break into the fashion industry. The UK model, Saffi Karina, “failed” to maintain a figure consistent with the standards of a thin-obsessed fashion industry when “womanhood ensued” and she was told her […]

Any mum will tell you that childbirth is difficult, but dads can be equally traumatised by the birthing process, new research has claimed. An Oxford University study found that complicated pregnancies can have a big impact on fathers as well as mothers, with some new dads so deeply affected they are being diagnosed with post-traumatic […]

The Project host Carrie Bickmore has been named one of TV’s biggest style influences for Aussie women, inspiring the most clothing purchases. Carrie shares the title with Mornings host Sonia Kruger and the pair are closely followed by Melissa Doyle, Kylie Gillies and Lisa Wilkinson. Carrie’s wardrobe, which focuses on edgy prints, stand-out jewellery and […]

It was meant to be two weeks of blissful relaxation in the sun but as Zoe Arnold quickly discovered, holidays are never the same once you have kids. I always love those articles with celebrity mamas-to-be, where they gush about their pregnancy, proclaiming, “MY lifestyle’s not going to change, the baby will have to fit […]

Parents-to-be are no longer waiting until the 12-week mark to share their pregnancy news, with many telling family and friends just seven weeks after conception. Traditionally, women have been advised to wait until after their first trimester passes to tell people they are expecting because of the high risk of miscarriage in the first three […]

If you have ever wanted to walk in Carrie Bradshaw’s shoes, now’s your chance! Sarah Jessica Parker is placing three pairs of heels from her Sex and the City days up for auction, with all the proceeds going to New York’s LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and the Performing Arts. The 48-year-old actress, who […]

Women might like their men muscle-bound and svelte, but babies prefer fatter fathers, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Sheffield concluded that infants favoured chubby men because their bodies were more feminine and familiar. Psychologists showed photographs of toned male models next to images of overweight men to three groups of […]

Fashion bloggers are airbrushing images of scarily thin models to make them appear more healthy but the Melbourne girl whose anti-airbrushing protest prompted Cleo magazine to reconsider its retouching policy says it’s never ok to publish altered images of women’s bodies. The Weekly reported yesterday that images of models at Australian fashion week were being […]

Rumours Miranda Kerr has been dropped by lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret are “untrue” her agent has claimed. Reports the 30-year-old Aussie supermodel had been dumped as an “Angel” because she was “too difficult” began circulating yesterday. The New York Daily News claimed Miranda — whose current three-year $1 million contract with Victoria’s Secret ends this […]