Fertility
Couples desperate for children turn to crowdfunding fertility
Humans, like other animals, live to reproduce. And when they can't, they're willing to pay a lot for a helping hand. Some use credit cards and even loans to pay for expensive rounds of In Vitro Fertilisation.
How a patient's 'crazy' request for a new womb made history
It was an audacious question from a young Australian cancer patient which led to the world's first womb transplant two decades later.
IVF
Justin Hemmes opens waterfront, family mansion in aid of public IVF centre
It's not every day you get to hang out in Merivale boss Justin Hemmes' back garden, but the millionaire bar tsar opened up his palatial family home on Thursday to raise funds for a fertility centre.
Boys born through common IVF technique may suffer infertility, study finds
Boys born through a common type of IVF treatment are suffering from low sperm counts and may not be able to have children naturally, a study suggests.
Woman wins right to have her dead husband's baby
After a lengthy court case, a 42-year-old British woman has won the right to use her deceased husband's sperm to have a baby.
Adoption and Fostering
'A singlet and a nappy and that's it': Perth foster mums cry for help
Got a spare shed at your work? It could be heaven-sent for a desperate group of Perth foster mums.
I'm a foster parent, but am I a mum?
If being a mum is defined solely on presence, I qualify.
Surrogacy
Katie's superannuation gamble is her last chance to have a baby
Katie Murphy and her partner Fergus always said that they wanted to have a family together. They just didn't know that they would need to wipe out Katie's superannuation to pay for it.
Same sex couple 'blessed' with triplets via surrogacy
They feared they would never get to be parents, but a same sex couple is now adjusting to life with newborn triplets.
Single, 54 ... and a new dad
Sparky Campanella never heard the thrumming of a biological clock. But his sense that he was missing out on something important in life boomed.
Why surrogates should be paid
There is a lot of money to be made from surrogacy - but not for the person who is carrying the biggest physical and emotional burden.
Claudia Luca and Antonietta Di Maggio
Claudia Luca, 31, was unable to conceive children naturally. Her mother, Antonietta Di Maggio, 54, volunteered as a surrogate.
A surrogacy love story
Shannon Garner is all about spreading kindness in the world. That's one of the reasons she's penned her book Labour of Love, to show how the often misunderstood topic of surrogacy can actually be good news for all parties involved.