A heavy gauntlet is thrown down by a rather small hand
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A heavy gauntlet is thrown down by a rather small hand

A figurative dying breed and names for the next baby-boom.

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The baby girl who died at Blacktown Hospital months before Nigella
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The baby girl who died at Blacktown Hospital months before Nigella

The grieving parents of two babies who died at Blacktown Hospital are demanding to know how the tragedy that has caused their families unbearable pain could have been repeated.

  • byKate Aubusson
Blacktown Hospital nurses and midwives revolt over staffing and patient safety fears

Blacktown Hospital nurses and midwives revolt over staffing and patient safety fears

NSW Health has been given 48 hours to address their concerns or face the possibility of industrial action.

  • byKate Aubusson
Blacktown obstetricians get operating theatre after threat to resign en masse
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Blacktown obstetricians get operating theatre after threat to resign en masse

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard directed senior health bureaucrats to find a way to resolve a bitter dispute at Blacktown Hospital to prevent all 20 obstetricians resigning.

  • byKate Aubusson
Obstetricians resign en masse from western Sydney hospital

Obstetricians resign en masse from western Sydney hospital

Up to 20 obstetricians have resigned from Blacktown Hospital in protest over staffing issues within the obstetrics unit.

  • byKate Aubusson
'Some mates just don't get it'and other discoveries of a first-time dad

'Some mates just don't get it'and other discoveries of a first-time dad

“We’ve got this!”,“Oh my god,what are we doing?”,“Why did we do this?!” I’d whisper-yell to my wife,as only a parent of a newborn can do.

  • byDaniel Steele
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Baby Kiera lived for only five hours,but her legacy will last'forever'

Baby Kiera lived for only five hours,but her legacy will last'forever'

After a “smooth-sailing” first pregnancy and a relatively stress-free birth,Kiera's life ended just five hours after coming into the world in May.

  • bySophie Aubrey
One in four NSW babies now born by elective caesarean
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One in four NSW babies now born by elective caesarean

The biggest drivers of the rising caesarean rate are mothers who had already given birth via C-section to their older children and a growing trend in women requesting the procedure.

  • byKate Aubusson
'We're in deep strife':Fertility wipe-out set to derail COVID-19 recovery

'We're in deep strife':Fertility wipe-out set to derail COVID-19 recovery

Australia has surfed a population wave to economic prosperity for 30 years. But the coronavirus recession threatens to wipe out that success.

  • byShane Wright
'Baby bonus not back':MPs want childcare and tax benefits instead

'Baby bonus not back':MPs want childcare and tax benefits instead

A baby bonus will not be the solution to a plummeting fertility rate in Australia,as MPs call for a re-examination of family tax benefits and cheaper childcare instead.

  • byJennifer Duke
Newlywed Bindi Irwin is expecting her first child

Newlywed Bindi Irwin is expecting her first child

Celebrity wildlife campaigner Bindi Irwin has announced she is expecting her first child with husband Chandler Powell.

  • byLydia Lynch