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'My mum had eight kids. This is what she taught me about motherhood.'

Perfectionists are more likely to suffer post-natal depression.

"Most autistic people like myself would never want to change who we are."

Nancy Drew, Flowers In The Attic... do I want my kids to read my old favourites?

Tracey Devereaux was in a coma for 22 days. These are her battle scars.

Fathers of newborns are more sleep-deprived than mothers. This is no joke.

Aussie girls are missing school because they can't afford pads and tampons.

On April Fools' Day, please don't joke about being pregnant.

Could caesarean rates be cut if women were given longer to labour?

We need to stop saying, "I was smacked and I turned out fine."

Kids who play video games a lot, are smarter and more sociable. True.

Imagine getting paid days off work to go to your kids' school assemblies.

Almost half of new mothers who co-sleep lie about it.

17 things only short women will understand.

"My body is my trophy. My scars tell my stories."

A Brisbane tattoo artist is covering customers' self-harm scars - for free.

We are making it really hard for women to come back from maternity leave.

Mr Turnbull, why are you making me explain homophobia to my kids?

Lacey Dangerstone has breastfed 14 babies. Only 2 have been her own.

Breastfeeding could prevent 800,000 child deaths a year. Let's support it.

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