Womens Health

The number of women being killed is on the rise, with those in rural areas far more likely to be admitted to hospital after assaults, often at the hands of an intimate partner.

One of the last states to decriminalise abortion will expand access, bringing it into line with other jurisdictions and national advice. NSW will allow nurses

Climate change has already added about 10 extra days a year of extreme heat deemed harmful for pregnant women in Australia. Darwin experienced a sharp 17-day

Nurses and midwives would be able to prescribe drugs for medical abortions in a plan causing rifts within major parties and prompting a former prime minister to speak out.

More than 1000 women injured from defective pelvic mesh implants await assessment for compensation, two years after mammoth settlements were reached. Meant

Most Australian girls and women opt out of playing sport when they have their period, says research prompting calls for free sanitary products at sporting facilities.

A hidden crisis is affecting women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer as treatment options vary and survival rates remain some of the poorest. Gynaecological

Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, the United Nations is warning.

One rural birthing unit "teeters on the brink" and goes from "one disaster to the next" due to severe staff shortages. Another maternity

A new treatment for a common painful condition and two other drugs will be made cheaper to improve thousands of Australian women's lives. About 8500 Australian

British researchers have identified a genetic link to smoking in pregnancy. The study also showed men experience more long-lasting effects when their mother

It's not just a period and the pain isn't normal - endometriosis leaves one in seven women in often excruciating pain and threatens their work, their health and their

Women are twice as likely as men to say they cannot afford a prescription for themselves or their families, data reveals as pharmacists urge greater funding to help patients

Maternity wards at two private hospitals are set to close in a move labelled a "disappointing blow" to women seeking maternity care. Healthscope announced

Maternity wards at private hospitals in two jurisdictions will close after the operator cited staffing challenges and declining birth rates. Healthscope announced

A reduced-calorie diet can help pregnant women who develop gestational diabetes avoid the need for insulin injections, according to a UK study. Gestational

Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilisation in 2023, and said she was unaware until she gave birth that the fertility clinic had made a fateful

Australian women are being let down by a lack of consideration for gender and sex in healthcare guidelines, leading to entrenched gender inequities at the highest levels of

A woman whose baby died days after a home birth gone wrong had resisted labour at hospital because of a previous traumatic experience with her eldest child.

Government-subsidised access to hormone therapy for menopausal women will make a "meaningful difference" to the lives of countless sufferers, experts say.