China’s population keeps falling. This is why

China’s population keeps falling. This is why

The generation of women born in the era of the Chinese Communist Party’s one-child policy are having few,if any,children.

  • byLisa Visentin

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You’d be surprised what women talk about at mothers’ groups,especially men
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You’d be surprised what women talk about at mothers’ groups,especially men

As our children grew,our mum’s group conversation changed,but the bonds of friendship did not.

  • byJo Stubbings
‘Incorrect and damaging’:Babies as young as six months put on diets

‘Incorrect and damaging’:Babies as young as six months put on diets

Health professionals are often getting it wrong when it comes to our children’s weight,providing damaging advice,says obesity expert Dr Nick Fuller.

  • bySarah Berry
Cursing in front of children? I swear by it

Cursing in front of children? I swear by it

I don’t want my child to think swearing is acceptable. But it is worse to become someone who says things like “shoot” or “holy smokes”.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Why the Banksy of the philosophy world wants to stop you having babies

Why the Banksy of the philosophy world wants to stop you having babies

No one knows what David Benatar looks like,but his anti-natalist philosophy prompts strong reactions as does his argument that boys and men also are victims of sexism.

  • byAndrew Taylor
The one thing mothers can donate to help save premature babies’ lives
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The one thing mothers can donate to help save premature babies’ lives

Just seven mothers are booked in to donate breast milk used to protect premature babies from deadly infections,with high rates of cold and flu almost wiping out the regular donor base.

  • byKate Aubusson
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From graveyards to orange juice labels,baby naming is getting creative

From graveyards to orange juice labels,baby naming is getting creative

John,William,Mary,Elizabeth:There was a simple formula for naming children in the Western world from the 17th to early 19th centuries. Not anymore.

  • byShona Hendley
IVF at a fraction of the cost:Perth clinic disrupts infertility market

IVF at a fraction of the cost:Perth clinic disrupts infertility market

The Baruahs know how torturous infertility treatment can be,having spent seven years enduring it. But when they finally held their son,“everything changed.”

  • byClaire Ottaviano
When Taylah learnt she was having quads,she received a DM from a stranger

When Taylah learnt she was having quads,she received a DM from a stranger

When members of multiple birth clubs learn a local family is joining them in the chaos of having twins,triplets or even more new arrivals,they mobilise.

  • byMary Ward
When Anna is called to deliver a baby,the birth plan has not gone to plan

When Anna is called to deliver a baby,the birth plan has not gone to plan

More than 600 babies are born before their arrival at hospital each year,and a new program pairs midwives with paramedics to better manage care.

  • byMary Ward
A miracle solution for some,‘barbaric’ for others. The truth behind the boom in cutting babies’ tongues

A miracle solution for some,‘barbaric’ for others. The truth behind the boom in cutting babies’ tongues

The number of babies having tongue-tie releases in Australia has skyrocketed over the past two decades. But debate continues to rage about the merits of the procedure.

  • byHenrietta Cook