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‘I gave birth in Italy – here is why it is a wildly different experience than Australia’
Childbirth abroad is daunting, so is motherhood. Yet, I had chosen to give birth in Italy, a country that valued the ‘Madonna ...
In Papua New Guinea's main hospital, thousands of women were left on the floor after giving birth
One of PNG's most respected and longstanding doctors says thousands of women have been treated on the floor of the country's ...
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Calls grow for urgent fix to private birthing crisis
The extraordinary figure would wipe out a large chunk of the extra money the commonwealth and states are set to pour into public hospitals in coming years, with many thousands of women left with ...
'I got huge hospital bill after giving birth to my daughter - it feels like a con'
According to research by Fair Health, giving birth doesn't come ... "So thankful for Australia's health care. 3 babies, 2 ...
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Obstetricians face early retirement amid private birth unit shutdowns
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service chief ... professor Emily Callander found that if private births decline by 50 per cent in Australia, it would cost taxpayers an extra $1 billion ...