Women's Health

A lack of resources and workforce shortages in birthing services at regional SA hospitals have forced mothers needing urgent or specialised care to travel as far as Adelaide.

From a young age, Conor Pall's life was plagued by domestic violence. Now he's using his experience to advocate for other young people in a system that ignores their needs. 

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects one in eight women and can have mild through to severe impacts on physical health, as well as emotional wellbeing including body image.

Clinicians say regular, consistent screening of pregnant women for depression and childhood trauma could help detect those who are victims of intimate partner violence.

Women undergoing mammograms through SA's statewide breast screening program are being forced to wait more than twice as long as expected for results, with authorities now urgently recruiting extra radiologists to reduce delays.

Endometriosis affects at least one in nine females in Australia, but many sufferers often feel isolated. In the Hunter region, a group is working together to navigate a health system that has historically minimised women’s pain.

Health staff across Victoria say women are being blocked from accessing abortion services by conscientious objectors, who are then failing to refer them to alternative providers.

The federal regulator has taken action against two more doctors as part of an investigation into a clinic following the death of a woman soon after a surgical abortion at a health clinic in Melbourne's south-east.

Hayley Ramsay-Watkinson now feels empowered with information about her reproductive health, but her knowledge was lacking until her late 20s. A fertility specialist says she isn't alone and the conversations should be had earlier.

Considering the rise in mental health crises in young women, a new approach is desperately needed.

Starting next year, the Victorian government plans to fund 400 pelvic pain and menstrual health education sessions for students across the state, with regional and rural schools prioritised for delivery. 

For many women experiencing domestic and family violence, health checks can be difficult to attend but this critical gap is being tackled by three refuges on the NSW Central Coast.

St John of God healthcare says it will stop providing maternity services at its Bunbury hospital from June 25 thanks to staffing issues and reduced demand.

Among a pile of budget papers deposited on the desks of journalists will be a booklet outlining how the government's financial plans will help Australian women. Here's what you need to know.

On land, 94-year-old Dorothy Dickey uses a walker to help her get around. But in the water, this competitive swimmer feels joyful and free. 

The single mother exercised regularly and had good blood pressure. It was a shock to wake up in the middle of the night feeling something "catastrophic" was happening.  

The government announces a nearly $50 million investment to assist individuals with endometriosis and other complex gynaecological conditions.

The former South Australian Human Services minister has revealed the diagnosis came as a shock but she has no plans to stop serving as a shadow minister.

Jessica Spain says she was prescribed magnesium and the pill, diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, and told her symptoms were psychological before eventually being told she had endometriosis.

Attendees at the crisis talks on murdered and missing women say they have got the answers to help stop the scourge but they need governments to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, if they are serious about ending it.

While the nation's politicians discuss a national domestic violence crisis, these women on the frontline continue their unrelenting work helping victims and saving lives.

In the national conversation around domestic violence, there is one form of abuse that sometimes goes undetected – and it affects around one in six Australian women.

How do we make Australian women safe from being murdered by their partners or ex partners? Laura Tingle talk with the domestic violence commissioner in Canberra.

The disproportionate number of First Nations women affected by violence is at the forefront of roundtable talks in Canberra, where the country's gendered violence experts, service directors and survivor-advocates have gathered.

Midwives from Aboriginal Women's health centre Waminda will now be allowed to help First Nations women like Emma Ardler give birth at Shoalhaven Hospital after previous restrictions were lifted.