Womens Health
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What do women want? Safety and choice in healthcare AAP - 03-05-2023
The answer to the seemingly difficult question 'what do women want?' is not so elusive after all. When it comes to their health, particularly when pregnant,
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Inequitable abortion access in Australia 'by design' AAP - 29-04-2023
Migrant women and international students are facing poorer reproductive health outcomes as advocates push for better access to care for all who need it. A parliamentary
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Struggle for Qld maternity staff detailed in FOI docs AAP - 12-04-2023
Maternity services at two Queensland regional hospitals were under threat last year as the Health Department struggled to find staff amid a COVID-19 wave, freedom of information
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Breaking down the taboo of baby loss with just a name AAP - 25-03-2023
It was the look on her doctor's face that alerted Danielle Thomas to the fact something was really wrong. Twenty-four weeks into her pregnancy, the 28-year-old
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Aussie women confirm benefits of Mediterranean diet AAP - 16-03-2023
Italian women are some of the world's longest-lived and new research has confirmed they owe their vitality to the food they eat. While the heart-healing
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NSW coalition vows support for women after miscarriage AAP - 14-03-2023
Grieving NSW women dealing with miscarriage or the heartbreak of stillbirth will be offered more support services, if the coalition government is returned.
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Greens push for better pregnancy services in NSW AAP - 13-03-2023
The Greens are calling for free and safe pregnancy services for women in NSW including access to abortions in all public hospitals. Despite being decriminalised
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Women facing coercive control over their pregnancies AAP - 12-03-2023
Jane's husband became resentful of her close relationship with their first baby, claiming she had manipulated their newborn daughter into only wanting her mother.
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More funding, uniform law needed to fix abortion access AAP - 01-03-2023
Abortion laws across Australian jurisdictions must be harmonised to ensure equitable access for all pregnant people, a leading provider says. A parliamentary
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Satisfying relationships are good for women's health AAP - 22-02-2023
Toxic relationships really can be as bad for women's health as obesity, physical inactivity or overindulging in alcohol, a study has found. According to
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Free menstrual products in NSW schools AAP - 26-01-2023
Pads and tampons will be provided free in NSW public schools when students return to class next week. More than 4600 dispensers have been installed in public
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Hard road to birth amid maternity closure AAP - 19-01-2023
At 33 weeks pregnant, Lisa Lehtinen cannot sleep at night as she worries about going into labour in her car or alone in a motel room far from home. Her local
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Google lifts ban on Aussie abortion ads AAP - 17-12-2022
Google has reversed a decision that stopped Australia's largest abortion services provider placing advertisements on its platform. It followed calls from
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US doctor defends 10-year-old's abortion AAP - 22-11-2022
An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio has defended her actions before a judge in an episode that drew attention in the
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WA seeks to modernise abortion laws AAP - 21-11-2022
Western Australians are being urged to have their say as the state government prepares to modernise the state's outdated abortion laws. Pregnancy termination
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Menopause health hubs open in NSW AAP - 19-11-2022
The one-in-two women who experience significant menopause symptoms will soon have access to better treatment across NSW. The state government has committed
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Women's clinics promised by Vic Labor AAP - 15-11-2022
Women across Victoria will have access to new, specialist health clinics if Labor is re-elected on November 26. Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Tuesday
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New standard breaks silence on stillbirth AAP - 04-11-2022
Six babies are stillborn in Australia every day, leaving more than 2000 families bereaved each year. Those statistics have been the same for two decades, and
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ADHD diagnosis on the rise for Aust women AAP - 23-10-2022
Mia Freeman, Em Rusciano and Abbie Chatfield are among a growing list of high profile women revealing ADHD diagnoses. They're but a few of the voices in
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Teen pregnancy rates rising in rural NSW AAP - 11-10-2022
There is a stark disparity between the rate of teenage pregnancy in NSW rural areas compared to girls who grow up in the city. While teenage birth rates have
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