By Rachael Wong

Postnatal psychosis is a serious mental illness that affects 1 to 2 women in every 1000 after childbirth. The condition can cause sudden and dramatic changes in a woman’s thinking, mood and behaviour including mood swings, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia and suicidal thoughts. Not many people know about this dangerous condition that can put mother and baby at risk and which almost always requires hospitalisation for the mother.

By Rachael Wong

With more than 400,000 coronavirus cases and 18,816 deaths, Peru is the third-hardest hit country in Latin America behind Brazil and Mexico. And the pandemic has had particularly alarming consequences for the country’s women.

By Rachael Wong

A 74-year-old Victorian doctor, who was still working until last year, has been sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison, after sexually abusing his daughter for a decade.

By Rachael Wong

Tri-colour pregnancy warnings on alcoholic beverages will now be mandatory in Australia after the Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation accepted new standards proposed by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand. 

By Rachael Wong

Japanese comic book chain, Kinokuniya, has pulled hundreds of titles from its Sydney store after South Australian politician Connie Bonaros wrote to the retailer complaining that it was selling “kiddie porn manga”.

By Rachael Wong

The Australian Federal Police are warning parents of a potential increase in online child abuse as parts of the country are forced back into coronavirus lockdown.

By Rachael Wong

This week, 52-year-old Robert Garcia was jailed for 12 months in NSW after converting a doll he bought for his grandchildren from Kmart into a child sex abuse doll.

By Rachael Wong

Today, Israel will become the 8^th country to institute a “Nordic Model” law combating human trafficking and prostitution (the two being inextricably interlinked). Joining Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Canada, France and Ireland, Israel will make buying or attempting to buy sex illegal. The landmark law will be introduced in conjunction with public education and rehabilitation services for prostituted persons.

By Rachael Wong

It’s time we had an honest and considered conversation about prenatal screening for disability.

“Melissa Ohden is the survivor of a botched abortion. You heard that correctly. You see, Melissa’s birth mum was eight months pregnant when her mother forced her to terminate her pregnancy. She was given a toxic saline solution over five days and it should have killed Melissa. In fact, she was thrown out as medical waste. But a nurse heard her weak cries and against all odds, Melissa, weighing barely a kilo, was revived, and ultimately adopted by a loving family.”