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Victoria is the first state in Australia to pass voluntary assisted dying laws. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act (2017) provides a safe legal framework for people who are suffering and dying to choose the manner and timing of their death.

IVF (in-vitro-fertilization) and ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) are assisted reproductive treatment (ART) procedures in which fertilisation of an egg occurs outside the body.

There is no right or wrong way to deal with end of life and death. Your beliefs, values and experiences will shape your own views. Talking about dying can be hard but there is support available.

You can appoint someone to be your medical power of attorney, to make medical decisions on your behalf when, in certain circumstances, you are unable to.

Planning and making decisions about the end of your life can be a positive experience. It is a good opportunity to reflect on the things that are important to you, and to make arrangements that suit you.

Advance care plans can help the people close to you and those caring for you to know what is important about the level of healthcare and quality of life you would want.

The World Health Organization recommends that pregnant women should avoid alcohol.

The odds of a young fertile couple conceiving by having sexual intercourse around the time of ovulation are approximately one in five every month.

Surrogacy is a form of assisted reproductive treatment (ART) in which a woman carries a child within her uterus on behalf of another person or couple.

Multiple births are more common due to the advancing average age of mothers and the rise in assisted reproductive techniques.