Babynomics:Is starting a family good for you,or just for the nation?

Babynomics:Is starting a family good for you,or just for the nation?

Having children can be a joy,but they don’t come cheap. They are also important to the economy.

  • byRachel Clun andShane Wright

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Jessica thought she was ready for her first baby. Instead,she wound up traumatised

Jessica thought she was ready for her first baby. Instead,she wound up traumatised

Thousands of NSW women shared harrowing stories during the inquiry into birth trauma. A new report says some of their experiences were preventable.

  • byMegan Gorrey
I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria,I’d probably have none
Opinion
Parenting

I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria,I’d probably have none

The state government’s donor recruitment drive may have good intentions,but without a review of family limits the idea of donating sperm feels too risky.

  • byGary Nunn
We should stop funding IVF and pay under-25s to have children
Opinion
Parenting

We should stop funding IVF and pay under-25s to have children

When egg freezing,with all its associated costs and uncertain outcomes,looks more attractive than just getting down to it,we are in the grip of crazy collective thinking.

  • byRamona Koval
The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs

The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs

Pregnancy discrimination is not only still occurring,its incidence appears to be increasing.

  • byThe Herald's View
‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

Workers’ legal centres have recorded a rise in discrimination complaints by pregnant and parent workers as those carers are targeted in the cost of living crunch.

  • byAmber Schultz
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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
She’s never had a job interview or a CV,but Indy Clinton’s career is soaring

She’s never had a job interview or a CV,but Indy Clinton’s career is soaring

She was already “Instagram famous” by age 16,but it was becoming a mother almost four years ago that propelled the social media creator to star status.

  • byGenevieve Quigley
Liberal MP Jess Wilson expecting baby after previous miscarriage

Liberal MP Jess Wilson expecting baby after previous miscarriage

She will be the first Victorian state Liberal MP to give birth while in office since the 1990s.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
At 21,Cassie had no idea she could have a stroke. Then it happened to her

At 21,Cassie had no idea she could have a stroke. Then it happened to her

Cassidi-Rae Amosa told an inquiry on Monday her stroke – suffered nine days after giving birth – could have been prevented if doctors had taken her concerns seriously.

  • byAngus Thomson
Having a child at 22 is the best career decision I ever made
Opinion
Parenting

Having a child at 22 is the best career decision I ever made

At 38,my life is free of gastro and childcare hurdles as I navigate meetings and work trips. But around me,I see a trail of exhausted parents trying to navigate an endless cycle of challenges. At a time when they could be coming up for air,they are drowning.

  • byOdette Barry