Not everyone has a circle of trust. Life is hard. When you feel lonely or you don’t know who to turn to, especially when facing a crisis, your health can even be affected negatively. “Loneliness has been associated with a wide variety of health problems…

One of the difficulties women struggle with after a termination is the feeling of being alone with confusing and often conflicting emotions. With any major decision around an unplanned or crisis pregnancy, there will be loss. This may come in different forms, whether...

Birth is not something that is talked about much. According to the UN, about 360,000 babies are born a day. That’s a lot of women having the experience of birth but not sharing it…

A woman facing an unplanned pregnancy decision can find herself extremely lonely. I think I might be pregnant, what now? Many women face the first part of their journey hiding their pregnancies from family and friends until they consider all their options. This can be...

Did you know that everything about you — including how tall you would be, the colour of your eyes, and the colour of your skin, was all determined at the time of fertilisation…

At Zoe’s Place, we receive calls from people seeking what they refer to as the “abortion pill.” While there is actually no such thing, what they are referring to is a medical abortion or RU-486. Below is a summary of the difference between a medical abortion and a surgical one…

Intensified breast soreness along with swollenness can be early signs of pregnancy. These are all normal symptoms which can appear even before you have enough of the pregnancy hormone hCG in your urine to be detected in an at home pregnancy test. Girls have to start...

It’s a question many women ask Dr Google… Am I pregnant? There are many early signs of pregnancy and this post looks at how pregnancy affects your feelings and your levels of energy*. We have a separate post outlining what happens to your breasts when you’re pregnant....

Adoption is a process through which the legal rights and responsibilities for a child are transferred from the child’s parents to the adoptive parents. In New South Wales, adoptions are made legally binding by the Supreme Court. Adoption is permanent and lasts for all...

I think I fell pregnant two weeks ago. How far along does that make me? Does a full term pregnancy go for nine months? Or 40 weeks? How is it calculated? Is it from the day I had unprotected sex? My ovulation day? My last period? How do I know how pregnant I actually…

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of teenagers (ages 13 – 19) giving birth has declined over the last decade. Over 50% of documented teenage pregnancies end with a termination…

Linda Rowland, a Psychologist in Lake Macquarie, speaks about the difficulty of making good decisions when you’re overwhelmed. If you’ve recently found out that you’re pregnant and it wasn’t planned…

Have you recently taken a pregnancy test or seen your GP to find out if you’re pregnant? If it’s turned out to be positive, you might be thinking, “What on earth will I do now?” This is a very normal reaction for a lot of couples facing an unplanned pregnancy…

If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy, you may be feeling fearful, overwhelmed, and uncertain. Sometimes, those in your life have a vested interest in your decision. Friends have an opinion on what you should or shouldn’t do…

Some women discover that they have an “unwanted pregnancy.” You may be in a situation where you feel overwhelmed and surprised that you ARE pregnant and your initial reaction is, “I don’t want a baby!” You Are Not Alone…

No one can choose which decision best fits in alignment with your own values better than YOU. Unfortunately, many women make their decision based on outside pressures like family, partners, friends, financial status rather than their actual value system…