Mornings in Jenin Susan Abulhawa Bloomsbury, $32.99

'Department of ignorance' fails us yet again

WOMEN in East Timor are 380 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in Australia, according to a report that highlights the huge discrepancies in maternal health care across the region.

A WOMAN who claims she lost her marriage and was driven to the brink of suicide after being damaged by surgery that was supposed to repair a childbirth injury has been given leave to sue her doctor.

CHILDBIRTH in NSW may be made a little safer in years to come - thanks to a will scribbled out on a scrap of paper 63 years ago in a prisoner of war camp in the final days of World War II.