A new mother-and-baby unit will be created at the Royal Hobart Hospital following the announcement of the closure of St Helen’s Private Hospital, which will be coming into effect in June this year. Healthscope, the operator of St Helen’s Private Hospital, says that its decision to close the hospital is due to its inability to…

A baby’s birth is usually a time of joy and celebration. For parents, though, the delight might be tempered with worries about the baby’s safety, family finances, and sleepless nights. It’s normal to have anxieties while adjusting to parenthood. But after giving birth, some women develop a more extreme condition—a depression that persists for at…

We tend to think of pregnancy as lasting for 9 months. But ideally, it should last for nearly 10 months. Research shows that babies are born healthier if they have at least 39 weeks to grow in the womb. In recent years, there’s been a trend toward earlier deliveries, as more women are choosing the…