Study shows benefits of early maternity leave
Women who start maternity leave at least a month before their baby
is born are less likely to have a caesarean delivery according to
US researchers.
A pregnant pause before things get really hectic
Taking time off from work during pregnancy leaves room to prepare
the little things, Sheridan Szypica says. But even these can prove
a handful.
First cat dies in White House
It seems the imminent end of her reign as America's First Cat was
just too much for the Bush family's 18-year-old pet, India, who
died at the weekend.
Season of heartbreak at RSPCA
Ten kittens on average are being put down every day at the RSPCA,
as pets are surrendered at alarming rates.
'Tis the season to get hitched
One day, one thousand options. Kristie Lau chats with three very
different brides.
Wedding of the week
Aisling and Jason wanted an outdoor ceremony but when the rain
didn't stop they went to plan B.
Promises you can keep
Already tempted to break those drunken pledges? Kristie Lau finds
out how to honour New Year's resolutions.
The naked truth about lust
When it comes to perving, women are just better than men at
controlling their lust, writes Emily Maguire.
Raw hide
Once an act of rebellion, now a lark, public nudity is almost a
sport in itself, writes Damien Murphy.
Futurologists predict more sex in 2009
Professional visionaries predict a sunny and sexy outlook for 2009.
Love and sex by the book
Behaviour experts have rewritten the rules for this age of sexual
freedom, writes Daphne Guinness.
Mum, 70, wants second baby
A 70-year-old Indian woman who gave birth to a baby girl in
November is already planning a second child.
Confessions of a Playboy virgin
Conrad Walters talks about buying his first copy of Playboy
- at the insistence of his employer.
Orgasmic birth an old midwives' tale
Hippie claptrap aside, childbirth is far more agony than ecstasy,
writes Avril Moore.
Virginity pledge no guarantee
US teens who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are as likely
to have premarital sex as those who don't.
Wedding of the week
Katie-Jane Irvine and James Crumlin's dream wedding at Poets
Corner, Gerringong.
Woman fakes birth to keep boyfriend
A US woman has been arrested after pretending to have given birth
to a baby to keep her boyfriend.
Yummy mummies not so palatable
The yummy mummy phenomenon has a dark underbelly, write Sue Goodwin
and Kate Huppatz.
The big issues facing our kids
Mission Australia's survey of 11- to 24-year-olds has some
interesting insights, writes Toby Hall.
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