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  • Baby, it’s the Covid era

    Baby, it’s the Covid era

    I’ve been avoiding writing about having a baby in the Covid-era. Like most people, I’m so sick of Covid and all that it’s done to change our interior…

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    Jana

    February 23, 2022

    4 min read

  • Is healthcare for babies and mothers really free?

    Is healthcare for babies and mothers really free?

    Maternity care in NZ should be free for all residents and citizens. But how much of the post-partum care women/people receive is actually free?

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    Jana

    January 15, 2022

    4 min read

  • Going back to study: making the leap into a master’s degree at 34   

    Going back to study: making the leap into a master’s degree at 34  

    Going back to uni at 34, to do a master’s degree: the experience so far

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    Jana

    December 14, 2021

    4 min read

  • Mental health, mothering and the influence of environment

    Mental health, mothering and the influence of environment

    Most of what I’ve learned in the last year or so boils down to two things.

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    Jana

    October 2, 2021

    4 min read

  • Can we really know our ancestors?

    Can we really know our ancestors?

    Almost twelve years ago, a few days after my Dad died, a woman rang my mother and me.

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    Jana

    July 14, 2021

    4 min read

  • I met my 21-year-old self today

    I met my 21-year-old self today

    In one of those rare quiet moments in the evening, I was walking along the footpath to pick up my son from daycare.

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    Jana

    April 19, 2021

    4 min read

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  • Barbie with a pink background
    General

    Is Barbie feminist… enough?

    Jana

    July 23, 2023

    4 min read

  • A census question on unpaid work

    A census question on unpaid work

    March 7, 2023
  • Wrapping up the cost of postpartum healthcare

    Wrapping up the cost of postpartum healthcare

    December 29, 2022
  • Periods should not be painful

    Periods should not be painful

    July 23, 2022

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