'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.

WORKING women are delaying childbirth or opting out of parenthood altogether in an attempt to maintain balance in their lives.