More babies born in Australia
For the first time in five years, there has been an increase in the rate of births in Australia, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Australia's...
Parents of children born to commercial surrogates risk not being the legal parents
Australians who pay an overseas surrogate mother risk not being deemed the legal parents of the child under Australian law, even if commercial surrogacy is legal in a country where the child is born,...
Anxiety hits women most about job loss in the family
Females are more anxious than men when someone in their family loses a job, found a University of Melbourne report that used interviews from 13,000 Australians.
Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia...
Foodbank feeding families this Christmas
Food bank’s Christmas appeal gets under way this Friday with corporate volunteers lending a hand to pack 2000 hampers at the charity’s Welshpool distribution centre.
In its third year, the annual Give a Feed appeal is supported...
Free online course delves into family history
This summer Australians have the opportunity to research their family history as part of a free online course from the University of Tasmania.
Introduction to Family History will introduce students to a range of online family...
Working dads stressed with family juggle
New La Trobe findings based on national data of fathers with small children show almost a third of these men are experiencing high work-family conflict.
This tension is having a detrimental effect on their parenting,...
Pregnant and breastfeeding women needed for iodine nutrition study
Are you currently pregnant or breastfeeding your child or do you know someone who is?
The University’s Menzies Research Institute Tasmania is conducting a study investigating the level of knowledge among Tasmanian women about iodine...
World-first App supports stress reduction and improves wellbeing during and after pregnancy
A new App that helps manage the stress of pregnancy and aims to reduce the risk of developing postnatal depression and other mental illnesses has been created by beyondblue and Smiling Mind.
Mind the Bump...
Does having children make us any happier?
The birth of a first and a second child briefly increases the level of their parents’ happiness, but a third does not, according to new research from LSE and Western University, Canada.
According to the...
Altitude and attitude in the fractious row over crying babies
Aircraft passengers have strong opinions about what to do and whom to blame when a baby or small child starts crying mid-flight but the issue has been largely ignored by airlines, according to research.
Passengers...
