Isabelle Oderberg
Isabelle Oderberg is a freelance writer.
Opinion
Pregnancy
It was the final moments of my eighth pregnancy when I began to shiver uncontrollably
I remember the abject fear of the operating theatre. Lying there, so close to having my miracle baby, I felt like I was floating in a bubble of terror.
- by Isabelle Oderberg
Latest
Years after Jana’s horror story made headlines, the system is still letting women down
At 14 weeks pregnant, Jana Horska miscarried in the waiting room toilet at Royal North Shore Hospital’s emergency department. Sixteen years later, what has really changed?
- by Isabelle Oderberg
Opinion
Pregnancy
Simple, kind, and not uttered enough: what to say after miscarriage
Another high-profile woman, Helen Perrottet, has spoken publicly about her losses. But, like many others, her experience shows change is sorely needed.
- by Isabelle Oderberg
Opinion
Grief
Talking about grief is something we need to get better at
It astounds me that in an era where we share so very much about ourselves – what we’re eating, what drinking, what we’re watching – that talking about grief is something we are so bad at.
- by Isabelle Oderberg
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Hospitals
Use of epidural kits limited as global shortage hits Australian hospitals
Health officials in Victoria and NSW are issuing directives to limit epidural kit usage to obstetric patients only amid a worldwide shortage that has hit Australia’s hospitals.
- by Isabelle Oderberg