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Stop asking "why didn't she leave"?
When people talk about domestic violence, they almost always that question. “Why didn’t she leave sooner?”
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Family kicked off flight after toddler seatbelt drama
An entire family was kicked off a Cathay Pacific flight when a misbehaving toddler refused to put his seatbelt on.
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Megan Gale uses "salt therapy" for son's sniffles
When a baby is suffering with the sniffles, concerned parents will try just about anything to help their little ones feel better.
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Handling baby jet lag
In order to try to make sense of the baby jet lag, here are my notes on this exhausting time – and how we eventually got the hang of it all, with a few tips from the experts.
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Sperm donor fights for rights as father
George Deka, Kerrie Hancox and their two daughters may seem like a conventional family of four. However their story is actually so modern that the nation's legal system is yet to catch up with them.
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Conception
Sperm donor fights for rights as father
LETITIA ROWLANDS George Deka, Kerrie Hancox and their two daughters may seem like a conventional family of four. However their story is actually so modern that the nation's legal system is yet to catch up with them.
The benefits of pre-conception genetic testing
Nicky Phillips and Amy Corderoy A new Australian company is offering pre-conception genetic testing for 145 diseases so couples can learn if they are unwitting carriers of disorders which may be passed on to their future babies.
The new way to meet your baby's other parent
Have a baby or your money back - but there's a catch
Polycystic ovary syndrome: symptoms, treatment and your fertility
'Rarest of rare cases': intersex woman has twins
Pregnancy
6 ways to bond with your unborn baby
JO HARTLEY Bonding with your baby can start much earlier than the birth - here are a few ways to start the process.
Twins saved by surgery before birth
AMANDA DUNN Just 15 weeks into her first pregnancy and carrying twins, Jo and her husband Troy were given a terrible choice: terminate the pregnancy, or have surgery on the twins in utero in an attempt to save their lives.
Dads wear empathy bellies to 'experience pregnancy'
40 old-fashioned baby names coming into vogue again
Finding baby name inspiration in unusual places
The middle name game
Birth
Taking a look at birth centre care
Belinda Peters Deciding where to have your first baby is a personal, and often confusing, decision.
The case for inducing at 37 weeks
CATHERINE RODIE While we often think of pregnancy as a 40 week affair, experts agree that 37 weeks is actually “full term". So is there an argument for inducing all births at 37 weeks?
A rare glimpse inside the womb
What's the best position for giving birth?
Mum tries doing 'Thriller' dance to bring on labour
It's time to stop the home birth stigma
Photo Galleries
Baby
The first night away from your baby
GREER BERRY 8:39am There's a certain amount of guilt that a new parent feels when they leave their young child for the first time, but it doesn't always feel the way you expect it to.
Toddler
The gadget that alerts parents when kids stray too far
Babyology This ingenious product is an example of prevention being better than cure - particularly when it comes to missing children.
Toddler almost strangled by teething necklace
LETITIA ROWLANDS A shocked mother has told how her daughter almost strangled herself while wearing a Baltic amber teething necklace as she slept.
The low-down on worms and how to get rid of them
Why your kids don't need a bath every night
Parents get tattoos to match toddler's birthmark
Young siblings get stuck in skill tester
Lifestyle
US acts on Chinese 'maternity tourism'
"Maternity tourism" services which over packages to Chinese mothers wanting to give birth in America to gain US citizenship for their children are at the centre of a police crackdwon.
Family kicked off flight after toddler seatbelt drama
An entire family was kicked off a Cathay Pacific flight when a misbehaving toddler refused to put his seatbelt on.
Stop asking "why didn't she leave"?
William Tyrrell update: police visit Bill Spedding's house
Mum killed one week after giving birth
Missing toddler William Tyrell: bones found during Police search
Wellbeing
New mum's cancer warning
LETITIA ROWLANDS 2:58pm Nina Langley and Ed Cusick should be basking in the joy of new parenthood. Instead the couple's first weeks at home with baby son Teddy is overshadowed by the first-timne mum's cancer diagnosis
Shallow water blackout kills fit, healthy dad
LETITIA ROWLANDS A little girl will grow up without her father after the fit and healthy 34-year-old passed away while doing something he had practised his whole life.
