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Latest news: Obstetrics/gynecology

'Not my role': doula denies blame in freebirth death

'Not my role': doula denies blame in freebirth death

An unregistered doula says she wouldn't do anything differently after presiding over a wellness influencer's fatal free birth at home.

Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

Triple-zero call revealed after mum's free birth death

The final hours leading up to a new mum's death after complications during a free birth have been revealed, including a triple-zero call.

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

Rural women have revealed significant barriers to fertility treatment, including interstate trips, fragmented care and the cancellation of abortion services.

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Incontinent in my 20s: breaking the bathroom stigma

Incontinent in my 20s: breaking the bathroom stigma

Shame and a lack of information are preventing people from disclosing a common health condition and women are twice as likely to be impacted as men.

Spotlight on improving women's health research, funding

Spotlight on improving women's health research, funding

Health experts are calling for persistent underfunding in women's health research to be addressed and for changes to improve access to care.

Hunt for rural doctors failing as health system flails

Hunt for rural doctors failing as health system flails

Rural women have to travel hundreds of kilometres to give birth with workforce shortages worse than they have been in 30 years, an inquiry has been told.

Prenatal program helps Indigenous mums and bubs thrive

Prenatal program helps Indigenous mums and bubs thrive

A unique prenatal health care program is closing the gap in maternal and infant health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mums and their babies.

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