Record Low Birth Rates and a Record High Life Expectancy
Australia has record low birth rates per couple but a record high number birth overall. At the same time, Australia has a record high life expectancy.
The Mummy-Bod Blues: How Social Media Can Drag Pregnant Women Down, and 3 Tips to Prevent It
Did you know that for 46% of women in a new study, social media played a big role in creating negative emotions around their body image?
Facing A Crisis Pregnancy
Helen Parker was well on her way to getting a degree in architecture when she unexpectedly found herself facing a crisis pregnancy. Helen shares how the wonderful support she received from her church inspired her to become the founder of an organisation helping women facing crisis pregnancies.
Facing Adversity At 39 Weeks Pregnant
Author: Bec Oates. Have you ever eaten so much that your stomach felt uncomfortable? No, no, of course you haven’t. Well, try and imagine it. You feel bloated and uncomfortable. Imagine that feeling and then increase it by, I dunno, maybe 1000%. That is what it’s like to be pregnant, full term. You start off […]
Dealing with Loss and Grief in an Adverse Pregnancy
In this Focus On The Family podcast we hear the courageous story of a pro-life couple who decided to go ahead with their pregnancy, even though their baby wouldn’t survive outside the womb. A powerful reminder about the value of human life — even when it’s measured in minutes.
The Unseen Pain Of Social Infertility
There was a couple in our church who were barren. I don’t know the medical reasons for it – I just remember watching their struggle to conceive. I remember how as a church we rallied around them; how we stood with them as they responded to altar-call after altar-call praying for a miracle. Every time […]
Pregnancy After Loss
When I found out I was first pregnant, I wrote a letter to our future baby. I wrote about the fun we would have and that I couldn’t wait to meet him/her and learn all about them. Only a month later I was holding that letter in my hands, grieving the loss of our baby.
Pregnant Mother Pays Tribute To Late Husband In Touching Photo Shoot
Preparing for a new addition to the family should be one of the most exciting times, however that excitement was taken away from Nicole when tragedy struck.
Ultrasound Reveals Sister Holding Dying Twin’s Hand In Womb
The parents of two young girls, Brittani and Ian McIntire, were excited when they found out their family was going to grow by not one extra family member, but two. The couple found out the were expecting fraternal twins who they have named Mason and Madilyn.