Home birth will not go away, it is here to stay, so let us all share the responsibility for making it safe and satisfying, as should be our goal with all maternity care options, says associate professor of midwifery Hannah Dahlen.
Pregnancy
The painful world of IVF addicts
IVF holds only a slim chance of actually making a female pregnant. So, what happens when a woman’s desperation is mixed with a costly medical procedure? asks Mia Freedman.
Deconstructing swine flu: 12 things you didn’t know
You might be over the swine flue jokes, but Associate Professor Heath Kelly offers 12 things you may not know about the swine flu pandemic. How serious has the pandemic been?
Swine flu and pregnancy: don’t miss the bigger picture
The risk of swine flu for pregnant women has received a lot of attention. But influenza more generally is dangerous for pregnant women, explains Professor Peter McIntyre, though much of it is preventable.
In the HR Manager’s office…
The question of maternity leave.
