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Study reveals difficult births are traumatic for men

Study reveals difficult births are traumatic for men

Have you ever endured a difficult or life-threatening birth?  Be sure to spare a thought for your partner if he was in the delivery room with you to witness it - and we're not being sarcastic here. New research indicates traumatic labour is not only stressful for the woman giving birth. As...
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Nia Vardalos' Big Fat Greek adoption story thumb

Nia Vardalos' Big Fat Greek adoption story

  As soon as we decided we were kinda-sorta ready to be parents, it happened. I...
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Would you buy this breastfeeding souvenir? thumb

Would you buy this breastfeeding souvenir?

  We're divided in the iVillage office about whether this is a really sweet idea...
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Keeping newborns tied to the placenta is now a thing thumb

Keeping newborns tied to the placenta is now a thing

Here's one trend we didn't see coming: Lotus Birth. Cutting the umbilical cord...
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11 bizarre baby shower cakes thumb

11 bizarre baby shower cakes

There's a new twist on baby celebrations going on, where the traditional baby shower...
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It's a girl for Chrissie Swan! thumb

It's a girl for Chrissie Swan!

Radio announcer and Can of Worms host Chrissie Swan has given birth to a baby...
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Leila McKinnon: My miscarriage heartache thumb

Leila McKinnon: My miscarriage heartache

Leila McKinnon has revealed she suffered a devastating miscarriage during a nine-year...
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Fertility breakthough - donor eggs to be imported from US thumb

Fertility breakthough - donor eggs to be imported from US

Australian fertility support groups are celebrating news of a ground-breaking deal that...
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Deborah Knight's heartbreaking decision: What should I do with my last embryo? thumb

Deborah Knight's heartbreaking decision: What should I do with my last embryo?

Channel 9 newsreader Deborah Knight faces a terrible dilemma: what to do with the frozen...
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19 Practical Tips for Anyone On the Infertility Rollercoaster thumb

19 Practical Tips for Anyone On the Infertility Rollercoaster

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If you drink water instead of wine does it mean you're pregnant? thumb

If you drink water instead of wine does it mean you're pregnant?

It probably wasn't until at least five minutes after I said "I do" that the...
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I always thought having a baby would just happen thumb

I always thought having a baby would just happen

If you saw me on the street heavily pregnant and walking with my 4 little ones then you...
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Switching off the biological clock thumb

Switching off the biological clock

The idea of women’s race against time to start a family has been a popular topic...
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The lowdown on weight and fertility thumb

The lowdown on weight and fertility

Carry too much - or too little - weight and it could affect your chances of getting...
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Getting pregnant after miscarriage thumb

Getting pregnant after miscarriage

Pregnancy after miscarriage can be a rollercoaster of joy, grief and fear.  It can...
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Getting pregnant after the pill thumb

Getting pregnant after the pill

Planning a pregnancy? For many women, stopping the pill is the first step to having a...
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