Experts feared birth numbers would fall after the pandemic. Instead,they surged
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Experts feared birth numbers would fall after the pandemic. Instead,they surged

It is the most number of births for a first quarter and the second highest for any quarter since reporting began in 2010.

  • byLucy Carroll andCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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To the stranger on the tram,stop touching my baby
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Parenting

To the stranger on the tram,stop touching my baby

Some people view babies as public property that can be touched or caressed without consent.

  • byNicole Precel
‘You dig very deep to get here’:Becoming a first-time mother after 50

‘You dig very deep to get here’:Becoming a first-time mother after 50

When supermodel Naomi Campbell announced she had welcomed her first baby at age 50,Fiorina Golotta was one of the few women who could relate.

  • byRachelle Unreich
Luna,Leo,Willow:baby names anything but boring for Gen Alpha

Luna,Leo,Willow:baby names anything but boring for Gen Alpha

The children of Millennials will make up the largest generation in history. Their parents want them to stand out.

  • byNatalie Reilly
Call for parental leave changes to ease burden for mums of premmie babies
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Call for parental leave changes to ease burden for mums of premmie babies

Mothers of preterm babies have higher out-of-pocket health costs,spend longer out of the workforce and earn less money for up to five years.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
‘We tried to wait’:Half of twins born premature as doctors choose to deliver early
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‘We tried to wait’:Half of twins born premature as doctors choose to deliver early

Fewer than one in three mothers of twins in NSW go into labour spontaneously,with obstetricians believing it is safer for the child. But experts fear doctors are resorting too early and too readily to this strategy.

  • byKate Aubusson
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Birth strike:the fertility rate in NSW is set to dive
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Fertility

Birth strike:the fertility rate in NSW is set to dive

The state government has been forced to reassess its expectations for NSW’s fertility rate,and it has big implications for the economy,taxes and the way people live.

  • byMatt Wade
Waiting to clamp umbilical cord gives premature babies fighting chance

Waiting to clamp umbilical cord gives premature babies fighting chance

Doctors should hold off clamping the umbilical cords for premature babies to help give them the best chance to thrive in their critical first days of life,a major investigation shows.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘Babynups’ and ‘brelfies’:What Sussexes can expect from birthing in LA

‘Babynups’ and ‘brelfies’:What Sussexes can expect from birthing in LA

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they’re expecting another child,but having a baby in California is a different ball game to birthing in London.

  • byKJ Yossman
The style and timing of Harry and Meghan’s pregnancy announcement are no accident

The style and timing of Harry and Meghan’s pregnancy announcement are no accident

Another Sussex baby is on the way,and the announcement photo only widens the gap between them and the royal family.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Harry and Meghan expecting second child

Harry and Meghan expecting second child

“We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child”,the couple’s spokesperson said.