Womens Health

After her stillborn daughter Bella was taken away, Naomi Bowden had to stay in a maternity ward surrounded by labouring women and crying newborns. Then, at

Women who experience miscarriage will receive bereavement support and boosted follow-up care through $9.5 million in new federal government funding. The support

Australians who live with a high risk of recurrence after early breast cancer will soon pay as little as $7.70 for an expanded treatment that could halt the disease from spreading.

For 25 years, women in Queensland's Cape York Peninsula have travelled more than 800km in their last month of pregnancy to access maternity services. But

A 19-year-old woman's fears about her pregnancy were dismissed with comments from midwives like "they just keep getting younger" in the weeks before she gave

Poland's President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for girls and women ages 15 and above, his office

Christie Whelan Browne always had debilitating periods. But it took an ovarian cyst rupture at the age of 26 for doctors to finally diagnose the cause of her

Too many First Nations mothers and babies are being traumatised and dying during childbirth, according to Indigenous health professor Yvette Roe. First Nations

Seven years and 11 general practitioners - that's how long it took Jessica Taylor to receive an endometriosis diagnosis. From the age of 14, Ms Taylor had

A boost to clinics for vulnerable women will help more access health care and reduce strain on public hospitals, the NSW government says. More than $34 million

Expectant mums face no shortage of advice on what they should and shouldn't eat but the latest research says excluding two foods during pregnancy could do more harm than

The number of Australians smoking cigarettes continues to fall but vaping, alcohol and some illicit drugs are growing in popularity, a survey has found. E-cigarette

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES INQUIRY TO ADDRESS GENDER PAIN GAP * Overseen by the Women's Health Advisory Council, the inquiry will examine systemic issues

Victorian women's experience with pain and the health system will be the focus of an Australian-first inquiry. Premier Jacinta Allan and Health Minister

Menopause marks a significant transition in a woman's life, heralding changes that affect her physical, emotional, and mental well-being. ● As we

An Alabama woman with a rare congenital anomaly that results in her having two uteri has given birth to healthy twin girls. Kelsey Hatcher and husband Caleb

Being more active could reduce the risk of women developing breast cancer before menopause, a study has suggested. Researchers analysed data based on the amount

Maternity care improvements suggested by a grieving mother will be introduced immediately in Queensland. Health Minister Shannon Fentiman met with Meg and James

While awareness of menopause is increasing, workplaces have a long way to go to properly support women during this stage of life, according to research by a Griffith University

Would-be parents undergoing IVF have been warned about experimental add-on treatments that could cause harm or reduce their chances of having a baby. The alert