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VIC:Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

A perception doctors and midwives are "doing things to women without consent" may be behind a rise in free births, an inquest into a mother's death has heard.

AAP · Jun 17

Doctor reported birthkeeper to police the day Melbourne wellness influencer died following freebirth

Inquest hears clinician was not legally required to report to police but was concerned about public health and safety

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17

VIC:Hospital referred doula to police after fatal freebirth

Hospital staff became concerned about medical terms a doula used following a nutritionist's free birth death, triggering a referral to police.

AAP · Jun 17

Australia’s remarkable success in reducing preterm births: ‘Babies are being born when they should be’

Wendy Andrews’ blood pressure was dangerously high at 31 weeks, but doctors were able to delay delivery and strengthen her baby

The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025

Women to save thousands of dollars a year as new fertility and endometriosis drugs listed on PBS

Hundreds of thousands of Australian women expected to benefit from cheaper medicines

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025

How much does the gender health gap cost? For Alyse, it’s $400,000

Exclusive: Women twice as likely to delay seeing a GP compared with men, with the high cost of living delaying treatment

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2024

No surgical abortion providers in seven out of 10 Victorian local government areas, report finds

‘Service deserts’ affect those in high-disadvantage regional districts most, Women’s Health Victoria study says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024

Australian-first inquiry into women’s pain launched as Victoria seeks to tackle ‘shame and stigma’

Premier Jacinta Allan says ‘there is a gendered pain gap’, as survey of women finds two in five suffer from chronic pain

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024

‘Deadly combination’: unpicking race’s role in three separate tragedies

Their beaming faces and traumatised parents graced countless news bulletins. Did ‘systemic racism’ in Australia’s health system play a part in the deaths of Amrita, Hiyaan and Aishwarya?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2022