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Twins saved by surgery before birth
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.
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Stolen baby found after 17 years
A baby stolen from her mother's arms shortly after birth has been found through an astonishing coincidence.
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Breast milk the latest trend for fitness fantatics
Breast milk is often described as liquid gold, but should health fanatics really be drinking it?
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2015: the year of the sheep
According to the Chinese zodiac, babies born in the year of the sheep are creative and enjoy spending quiet time with their own thoughts.
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Why your kids don't need a bath every night
Is a daily bath really necessary for little kids? How clean is too clean?
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Conception
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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
Jo Hartley A rise in co-parenting and donor websites are giving wannabe parents an alternative way to meet their future child's mum or dad.
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
The test you should have in pregnancy - or even before conceiving
Pregnancy
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'
LETITIA ROWLANDS Mums-to-be exhausted from the physical demands of pregnancy often lament how they wish men would have more appreciation of the difficulties that come with being heavily pregnant.
40 old-fashioned baby names coming into vogue again
Finding baby name inspiration in unusual places
The middle name game
Indigenous midwives break down the barriers
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
Aussie doctors pioneer procedure that gives baby boy new immune system
NICKY PHILLIPS At three months of age Kini almost died from a cold - but a new procedure has given him an amazing second chance at life.
2015: the year of the sheep
Jo Hartley According to the Chinese zodiac, babies born in the year of the sheep are creative and enjoy spending quiet time with their own thoughts.
Hilarious baby with movie villain's laugh
Busting the booby traps of low milk supply
Warning over lavender after baby develops breasts
Eating peanut products early could prevent allergy, study shows
Toddler
The low-down on worms and how to get rid of them
Vincent Ho Threadworm is the most common intestinal worm in Australia. But don't worry: they're relatively harmless and easily treated.
Why your kids don't need a bath every night
Lauren Knight Is a daily bath really necessary for little kids? How clean is too clean?
Parents get tattoos to match toddler's birthmark
Young siblings get stuck in skill tester
5 ways to keep toddlers and preschoolers busy
How parents can learn to say yes
Lifestyle
New lead in William Tyrell case
MEGAN LEVY 10:59am A tip-off has led police to an area of dense bushland six months after the toddler mysteriously vanished from his grandmother's home.
Managing your family photo overload
Lindsey M Roberts 7:05am When technology gives us new solutions, sometimes, it also gives us new problems. Consider the ready access to the camera in your smartphone, and then the glut of photos that follows.
Baby Leo's parents to give it a go
Handling baby jet lag
Five second rule: Four times you shouldn't eat food dropped on the floor
Forget ‘no jab, no pay’, there are better ways to boost vaccination
Wellbeing
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.
5 common negative thoughts (and how to silence them)
Aileen Nakhle When negative thoughts creep up on you, remember you're in charge.
