This report examines the prevalence and experience of birth trauma in New South Wales, finding that a significant number of individuals experience preventable birth trauma due to avoidable factors within the maternity care system. The report focuses on the identification and mitigation of preventable factors, proposing 43 recommendations including improving education, strengthening informed consent practices...

In this paper, the authors examine the validity of the long-run assimilation claim by assessing how migrant mothers fare for up to two decades after arrival in the host country as a result of a stricter welfare policy.

In this paper, the authors compare mothers’ preferred leave, anticipated leave, and realised leave to shed light on how well different types of mothers are able to predict the parental leave they will take, and the factors that drive them to deviate from their plans.

This paper analyses and synthesises new research linking a mother’s prenatal mental health to the child’s brain development, and shows how this ties into the problem of intergenerational disadvantage in New Zealand.

This paper reports findings from analysis of Department of Communities and Justice (NSW) child protection data looking at the relationship between maternal age and child protection contact and discuss implications for policy and practice.