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Rihanna needs to stop pressuring breastfeeding mums to be sexy
Rihanna’s debut maternity collection for her lingerie brand has the caption: “It’s not ur mama’s maternity bras.” I’m old enough to be ur mama and I couldn’t agree more.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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By pulling away from my mother, I could rub the stain of her difference from my skin
Growing up, Nina Wilton felt pressured to lean into her whiteness and away from her Asian heritage – until she was able to discover who she really was.
- by Nina Wilton
‘Where they should be’: Children orphaned in Christmas Day crash to stay in WA home town
The generosity of strangers has helped three children return to as normal a life as possible after one of Western Australia’s most horrific tragedies.
- by Daile Cross and Ashtyn Hiron
Opinion
Opinion
Shaming new mothers isn’t working. The medical profession needs to change its tune
Pressuring new mums to breastfeed while failing to provide adequate support has created a recipe for unnecessary disaster for too many women.
- by Emily Cook
I lapped Australia in a caravan and signed a book deal in the same year
As I set off on the adventure of a lifetime, I never dreamed my writing career was also set to soar.
- by Claire van Ryn
‘I would not have coped’: New mums the victims in war over care
It seems a bit cruel to make new mums go home so suddenly with little or no support.
‘Lonely onlys’? No longer: How single-child families are busting myths
The proportion of Australian families with one child has doubled in the past 35 years – nuking stereotypes along the way.
- by Konrad Marshall and Melissa Singer
Even though I lived in the shadow of my mother’s illness, her death left me dazed
The ambulance was often there when I came home from school, but this day was different.
- by Rachel Louise Snyder
‘I have been silent for so many years’: The revelation Joasia never expected
A mother never felt that her Holocaust-survivor parents loved her. Then came a letter from Canada.
- by Karen Kirsten
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Healthcare
Sandeep’s wife died after giving birth to twins. He still doesn’t know why
Monika Sandeep was rushed back to hospital the day after she was discharged. More than three litres of watery blood was drained from her abdomen. Her husband wants answers.
- by Holly Thompson
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Sunday Life
The July 9 Edition
This week Pia Miranda reveals how becoming famous in her 20s didn’t lead to a secure career path. But more than two decades on, at 50, she’s back on top.