Mother shares her story after losing four babies
After losing four babies through miscarriage and stillbirth, Melissa Desveaux is sharing her story to help other mums
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Tom Williams and Rachel Gilbert welcome first child!
It’s a girl for Seven Network presenter Tom Williams and his fashion designer wife Rachel Gilbert! The pair, who welcomed their daughter into the world this morning, are yet to announce her name but are said to be thrilled with the news. The baby was delivered by caesarean at Mater Hospital in NSW and both […]
A massive cyst nearly killed my baby
“Yuta was breech (in a bottom-first, not head-first position),” Kyoko says. “The doctors tried to turn him around so I didn’t need a caesarean, and discovered the growth.” Kyoko couldn’t believe the diagnosis, “I was like … whaaat? My son has what?! The ultrasound looked perfect, and I couldn’t believe he could be sick.” To […]
What did you do to bring on labour?
As the world waits for Kate to give birth, Zoe Arnold shares some tips to induce labour. It seems ‘Waity Katie’ is exacting her revenge … with representatives from the world’s media literally camping outside her hospital, waiting for the delivery of her baby. We can all assume the Duchess is now officially overdue, after […]
One father, two eggs, two wombs
Advances in fertility science have left Australian laws struggling to keep up with a quiet revolution that’s taking place in the suburbs. In this, the first of a series of articles on the lengths Australian are going to to have children, Emily Brooks meets Adrian, the gay father of “twiblings” born on the same day […]
Kate not too posh to push: Duchess hoping for natural birth at Diana hospital
She’s the future queen but the Duchess of Cambridge is not too posh to push. Royal sources have revealed Kate is hoping for a natural birth at the London hospital where Princess Diana had William in 1982. Kate, 31, is reportedly booked in to the state-of-the-art Lindo Ward of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. She […]
Want the best possible birth? Don’t go private
A girlfriend of mine recently gave birth in a private hospital. She had been fit and healthy throughout her pregnancy, with no complications. Her weight gain was average, her bump lovely, and she was expecting a little girl. A week before she was due, her obstetrician asked if she would “like to have the baby […]
Natural births decline as Caesars reign supreme
The number of Australian women having natural births is at an all-time low, with the numbers of women having caesareans and induced births are increasing. A national maternity report published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare today revealed that birth interventions are increasingly prevalent in both public and private hospitals. The number of […]
Why are Australian women too posh to push?
Every day, in hospitals all around Australia, women who don’t need caesareans are having them. In the past 15 years our caesarean rate has nearly doubled — leaving us with one of the highest rates of C-sections in the world. Thirty-two per cent of women now have their babies delivered by caesarean in Australia, and […]
Posh and Becks: We’re adopting!
David’s fears for his wife’s health see them ramp up their search for a baby. It was the worst-kept secret in Hollywood — even David and Victoria Beckham themselves couldn’t keep from hinting that they’re planning to add a fifth child to their famous brood. But this time we won’t be on Posh bump watch. […]