Women's Health News Queensland to appoint chief midwife and expand maternity services Queensland is chief midwife position and is expanding maternity services after calls to address staffing shortages and working conditions.
Leadership Ashlee Donohue’s advocacy against domestic violence started with her own healing Advocate Ashlee Donohue has been incredibly open about her personal experience with violence, having survived an abusive relationship.
Women's Health News Perinatal women need 40 rebated sessions says peak psychology group The Australian Association of Psychologists calls for perinatal women to have access to 40 rebated psychology sessions per year.
Women's Health News ‘Sharing is really hard’: Antoinette Lattouf on the raw reality of perinatal depression Antoinette Lattouf shares about her perinatal depression on episode 2 of our ‘It Takes Boobs’ podcast, in partnership with Stella Insurance.
Women's Health News First pill to treat postpartum depression approved by the FDA The FDA has approved the first pill to treat postpartum depression (PPD)– a major depressive episode that typically occurs after childbirth.
Women's Health News New study helps fill void of lacking women’s pelvic health research Amongst a lack of data on women’s pelvic floor health, researchers from Griffith University are set to publish a study with new insights.
Climate New climate study adds to the evidence that women are most impacted by extreme heat A new study has shown that women experience heat-related losses by 260 per cent, compared to 76 per cent for men.
News & Views Victorian government confirms plans to expand publicly-funded homebirth program at Royal Women’s Hospital The Victorian government is planning to expand a publicly-funded homebirth program to three additional hospitals in the state.
Women's Health News Olympian and women’s health expert Dr Jana Pittman is smashing the stigma of incontinence An Olympic champion, women’s health expert, author and mother of six, Dr Jana Pittman is advocating for awareness of incontinence.
Women's Health News ‘Compassion, not punishment’: British woman jailed for abortion after legal limit will be released The woman’s case has prompted thousands of protesters to call on the British government for abortion law reform.
Women's Health News How endota Spa founder Melanie Gleeson balances her health and wellness As someone whose entrepreneurial success has been in women’s health, Gleeson is the latest to feature in our How I Manage My Health series.
Partner Content ‘We count’: Māori, Pasifika and Indigenous Australians suffer medical disparities after a breast cancer diagnosis Māori, Pasifika and Indigenous Australian communities experience higher breast cancer mortality and lower screening rates.