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Melissa Mullan and her 11-month-old Tulsi Jackson.

FertilityCommentsPremiumCalls grow for government reform on reproductive leave

With one in six Australian couples experiencing infertility, many are juggling work and fertility treatment, which can be physically and emotionally draining, and the heartbreak of miscarriage. 

Angela Pownall

Taylah Canny is bucking the trend as a 22-year-old Perth woman with a two-year-old and a six-month old. 

Social AffairsCommentsPremiumWhy are so many young women opting out of having kids?

Chappell Roan may be a Christian-raised popstar with a drag-inspired aesthetic but the most controversial thing she’s said has nothing to do with her music, upbringing, or more-is-more approach to make-up.

Kate Emery

Mitski’s Working for the Knife and Florence + The Machine’s Free re-frame fulfilment as self-determined, not tied to maternal roles.

opinion
opinion
Rachel MatthewsCommentsPremium
opinion
Rachel Matthews: A reminder that motherhood isn’t womanhood

Australia’s fertility rate sits at a historic low of 1.6 births per woman, part of a global shift. 

Rachel Matthews

Jodi Shevlin and Brock Fleay and their toddler Ted Shevlin-Fleay who was described by doctors as a “miracle baby.”

FertilityCommentsPremiumWorld-first WA study to examine factors affecting fertility

WA researchers will conduct a world-first study to discover what is causing the birth rate to fall across the globe.

Claire Sadler

Jemma James, with her six-month-old daughter Ella.

MiningCommentsPremiumFIFO rosters lead to more couples needing fertility services

Fly-in fly-out workers are fast-becoming one of the largest patient groups at West Australian fertility clinics as demanding swings cause couples to miss their chances at conceiving naturally. 

Claire Sadler

Jessica and Claire Boam have one child through IVF but under current laws, Claire cannot use Jessica’s remaining viable embryos to carry a second child.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Kingsley couple say changes to IVF laws are long overdue

Jessica Boam has given birth to one child through IVF but under current laws, her remaining viable embryos to carry a second child cannot be transferred to her wife, Claire.

Jessica Page

Amie Stone has recently welcomed her Christmas miracle baby after years of fertility struggles.

HealthCommentsPremiumMum’s miracle Christmas baby after infertility heartbreak

After many years of fertility struggles, Amie Stone has welcomed the best early Christmas present she could have ever wished for. 

Claire Sadler

I have some sympathy for moves to reduce migration on environmental grounds, and to allow investment in housing to catch up. But, moves to cut skilled migration and discourage international students worry me.

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opinion
Daniel SmithCommentsPremium
opinion
Why ‘forever skills shortage’ should have us all worried

I have some sympathy for moves to reduce migration on environmental grounds, and to allow investment in housing to catch up. But, moves to cut skilled migration and discourage international students worry me.

Daniel Smith

Parents Sandra and David Searle hold five-month-old Michael and Poppy who were naturally and IVF conceived twins and sibblings Georgia aged 5, with Fred aged 3, on Sept 25, 2023.

double surprise VideoCommentsPremiumWA mum falls pregnant naturally then via IVF - 18 days apart

A Perth mum has described her shock at discovering she’d become pregnant twice in less than three weeks — in an extremely rare phenomenon recorded just 10 times worldwide.

Rebecca Le May

Trust Australia’s collective cartoon obsession, Bluey, to tackle the subject of infertility and somehow do it better in seven minutes than the average adult drama.

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opinion
Kate EmeryCommentsPremium
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Bluey tackles subject of infertility better than most

Trust Australia’s collective cartoon obsession, Bluey, to tackle the subject of infertility and somehow do it better in seven minutes than the average adult drama.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

Modern families no longer necessarily resemble the mum, dad and two kids dynamic that we still see on TV trying to flog us a KFC bucket or laundry detergent. Our laws should reflect that fact.

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opinion
Kate EmeryCommentsPremium
opinion
Changes to WA’s laws on surrogacy are long overdue & welcome

Modern families no longer necessarily resemble the mum, dad and two kids dynamic that we still see on TV trying to flog us a KFC bucket or laundry detergent. Our laws should reflect that fact.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

Falling birth rates across the western world have been flagged as a cause for concern.

Pregnant pauseCommentsPremiumWhy Australia’s baby drought has hit a new low

For years we have been warned that overpopulation is a problem. Now falling birth rates across the western world — which have hit a new record low for Australia — have been flagged as a cause for concern.

Kate Emery and Charlotte Elton

Stirling couple Elle and Michel Buonaiuto with daughter Zara, 15 months.

Fresh hopePremiumNew IVF technology gives Perth parents ‘miracle’ babies

Cutting-edge assisted reproductive treatment available in Perth results a in surge of live births.

Jessie Stoelwinder

Claire Ridley and Scott Nugent.

HARD ROADPremiumPower couple reveal pregnancy after fertility fight

As one in six Australian couples of reproductive age turn to IVF, conversations about the journey are growing. Hoping they can empower others, Scott Nugent and Claire Ridley share their experience.

Di Bauwens

An online poll revealed as much as 15 per cent of women would avoid using a sperm donor if they had received a COVID vaccine.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘Very cautious’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Shock poll reveals vax anxiety’s impact on sperm donors

The term ‘future proof’ has taken on a new context with vaccine anxiety forcing some women to think about which man they choose to help make their family dream come true.

Kimberley Caines

Young Swan View mother Marina Trinidad with her one-year-old Marcel.

Birth traumaThe trauma few mums talk about

Birth trauma is real. It affects one in three Australian women and can have a lasting impact on their lives.

Katie Hampson

Young Swan View mother Marina Trinidad with her one-year-old Marcel.

Birth traumaThe traumatic births that haunt mothers

The birth of a child should be one of the happiest moments of a woman’s life - but for some it is an experience that leaves them psychologically scarred.

Katie Hampson

Cassie Silver.

Maybe babyPremiumInfertility is uncensored in new podcast

Media identity Cassie Silver uses her IVF journey as a gateway to have candid chats

Jessie Stoelwinder

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Coronavirus restrictionsVideoPremiumElective surgery ban’s dire consequences for IVF

A woman undergoing fertility treatment has called on the Morrison Government to relax its ban on elective surgeries so that IVF procedures can continue for desperate couples.

Kristy Mayr

If you have an ovulation obsession, rest assured, you’re not the only one.

Fertility newsPremiumDo you have an ovulation obsession?

If you’ve become obsessive about your ovulation and fertility, you’re not alone, but there’s more to understanding your cycle than you might realise

Jade Jurewicz

FertilityHope on the horizon

New technologies can already predict which genetic conditions might affect a child and that is just the start.

Katie Hampson

HEA Fertility magazine. Dr Michael Allen, obstetrician and gynaecologist at Genea Hollywood Fertility. Pic. Iain Gillespie The West Australian

Fertility preservationParenthood on ice

Can couples buy themselves more time? Explore the latest in fertility preservation and what the experts have to say

Katie Hampson

Carrie Ross and her partner Belinda Payne are the proud parents of Leif, 3, and are now expecting their second child.

baby joyPremiumfertility struggle a roller coaster of emotions

Parenthood was worth the wait for same sex couple.

Raquel de Brito

To help guide you through the IVF noise, here’s what the experts want you to know.

Baby stepsPremiumWhat the experts want you to know about IVF

No matter how your experience of infertility has played out, it’s likely IVF has crossed your mind at one time or another. If this is you, this is what the experts want you to consider.

Brooke Evans-Butler