'I remember waking up screaming': Investigation into claims doctors harmed women with surgical mesh
Eight women say they never gave consent for surgical mesh to be implanted into their body.
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Focus Morning Bulletin: 27 June, 2022
The Prime Minister jets off to Europe, why recent random stabbings shouldn’t alarm us and what Aucklanders are spending millions on each day in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
NZ brand Allbirds to cover costs of US staff seeking abortions
The company said the Roe v Wade ruling would directly affect the rights of its staff.
Spartacus actor apologises to unborn daughter after Roe v Wade overturned
"I feel a need to apologise to her and she hasn't even been born."
National MP told to remove post supporting Roe v Wade decision
Simon O'Connor posted it was a "good day" after Roe v Wade decision was overturned.
Trump and Clinton on Roe v. Wade
Former US President Donald Trump was asked about his stance on Roe v. Wade during the 2016 debate with Hillary Clinton. Video / PBS
Not done yet? Supreme Court conservatives flex muscle in sweeping rulings
Liberal justices suggest rights to same-sex marriage and contraception may be imperilled.
Explainer: How individual states in US will treat abortion law ruling
The end of Roe v Wade may lead to abortion bans in half the states.
'Incredibly upsetting': Ardern condemns US abortion ruling; world reacts
Millions of women in the US will lose the legal right to have an abortion.
Roe's death will change American democracy
New York Times: The Supreme Court has become yet another partisan institution.
US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, ending 50 years of abortion rights
The decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
'This is not over': Biden vows abortion fight after Supreme Court ruling
The US president said the ruling marked "a sad day for the court and the country".
'We've done our part': End of Roe v Wade brings answer to prayer
Pro-life supporter Tanya Britton, 70, has devoted decades to her cause.
Hipkins called to apologise to all pregnant women ignored by MIQ
The Govt spent nearly $43,000 fighting another pregnancy-related MIQ case in court.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 22 June, 2022
Apology for stranded pregnant Kiwis during lockdown, fourth Covid vaccine dose passes into law and trains in the UK grind to a halt with strike action in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Mum of 22 kids whinges as husband nabbed
Young mum with 22 children now in strife after millionaire husband arrested.
Chris Bishop tests positive for Covid week before his first child is due
'I got quite worried when I tested positive that I'd miss the birth.'
'That money is for my kids': Ex cafe worker still waiting for payout from boss
A pregnant waitress who won $25,000 from her boss is fighting to get the award.
Law Commission bid to allow parents using a surrogate to be legal parents without court process
The Commission has recommended several changes to the country's 'out-of-date' laws
Focus Morning Bulletin: 30 May, 2022
Our 'out of date' surrogacy laws scrutinised, PM Ardern's trip to the United States rocked by Covid and the new names on the NBR rich list. Video / NZ Herald
Model Ashley Graham reveals traumatic birth of her twins
'I couldn't walk for a week. And I didn't leave my house for nearly two months.'
Mum 'trying to be Wonder Woman' repressed memory of injuring her son
Despite hazy memory, mum accepted responsibility, was sentenced to 9 months' supervision.
Multimillion-dollar maternity upgrade paused after building deemed quake-prone
The second phase of a $9.47m project to improve maternity care is located in the building.
'Deepest sadness': Britney Spears reveals she lost her 'miracle' baby
A month after announcing she was expecting, the singer has suffered a tragic loss.
The reactions to Hilary Duff and Britney Spears' naked pics are wildly different — and yet the same
Why is Hilary Duff "brave" for posing naked, and Britney Spears labelled "embarrassing"?
'The system is so stretched': Nurses, doctors say border changes not enough
"Right now, the whole health system just needs more nurses."
'Another chore': The couples who want to have a baby without having sex
"Some people are opting for IVF simply because sex isn't something they have time to do."
I lost my baby. Then anti-vaxxers made my pain go viral
New York Times: The comments called me a "murderer" or "dumbest mother ever".
'It's changed my whole perspective on being a mum'
Māori health providers are hoping a new programme will be key to reducing infant deaths.
'Like a dark blanket that covers your life': Depressed mum 'not critical enough' for support
"She looks at me and goes 'mummy do you not want me any more?'"
Frank film: How do we learn to walk?
Our bodies are designed to walk. But what is it that truly drives babies to take their first teetering steps? Video / Frank Film
'A little strange alien': Mother's battle with postnatal depression
Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Week: "Having a child...was a big shock for my system."
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment
'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.