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Kate Daly and her husband, Hugh, with their son, Will and daughters Grace, Emmaline and Ellen in 2016.

The common but deadly virus most pregnant women have never heard of

Pregnant women with young children are at high risk of infection. There are three simple things that can reduce the risk in unborn babies.

  • Kate Aubusson

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With the cost associated with having children a deterrent to prospective parents, is paying them to stay home and raise a family the antidote to a slowing of the birth rate.
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Is paying parents to stay home with their kids the answer to declining birth rates?

With the cost associated with having children a deterrent to prospective parents, is paying them to stay home and raise a family the antidote to a slowing of the birth rate.

With one child or none becoming more common, we asked Australians what they want their families to look like.
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Australia's declining fertility rate impacts families and our not-to-distant future

With one child or none becoming more common, we asked Australians what they want their families to look like.

Elise Tobin with her daughter, Hazel.

There’s never been a better time to not have a baby

Australia’s fertility rate has hit a record low, and more people are saying one – or none – is the only way they can live.

  • Matt Wade
Before becoming a mother, Bron Lewis “relished judging parents”.

The brutal truth I learnt in my first year of being a parent that no one warned me about

I never used to believe the myth of the toddler tyrant. That was until I became a tired parent.

  • Bron Lewis
Danna Martinez said she felt exploited and disposable by Global Surrogacy.

We get that human trafficking is wrong. Why are we trafficking babies?

I was a supporter of surrogacy. I even considered being a surrogate for my late sister. But three women changed my mind.

  • Jenna Price
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Rebel Wilson’s new daughter, Rose Estelle.

‘What a gorgeous blessing’: Rebel Wilson welcomes second child

The 46-year-old actor shared on social media that she and her wife have welcomed a new daughter.

  • Kayla Olaya
After two months of being stranded in Colombia, Melinda and Gail McCann could return home with their baby, Alexis.

The baby broker: A ‘disposable’ surrogate, her vanishing contract and a family stranded

The McCanns paid a six-figure sum for their baby, but the woman who carried her allegedly suffered under the Australian man who brokered her body.

  • Amber Schultz and Kayla Olaya
Belinda and Emmanuel with two of their four newborns.

WA’s first set of quadruplets in six years delivered in Perth hospital

Belinda and Emmanuel Lotsu were thrilled with the four new additions to their family on Tuesday.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Expectant mother Elena, left, and private midwife Beth Newman are among the first pairs taking part in the program.

‘Best of both worlds’: Maternity shake-up at Sydney hospital

The NSW-first program is designed to give women the benefits of having the same private midwife throughout their pregnancy and for eight weeks postpartum.

  • Kate Aubusson