Womens Health

Calls are mounting for greater national regulation of fertility treatments as the boss of a leading IVF clinic resigns following a second embryo mix-up. Monash

A grieving parent is urging states to act quickly and help stop a fatal yet preventable disease by making vaccines free. Meningococcal B is the leading strain

China says all tertiary-level hospitals must offer epidural anaesthesia during childbirth by the end of 2025 in a move it says will help promote a "friendly child-bearing

Period poverty affects millions of women and girls worldwide, and an Australian-based charity is hoping to change the narrative for those in rural Cambodia.

Women's health research in Australia has been given a record financial boost, paving the way for better diagnosis and treatment of a debilitating and historically ignored

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