Conception

IVA part of the great fertility revolution

Victoria Lambert The experimental treatments that today’s fertility scientists keep coming up with are astonishing - such as IVA, a new treatment for women who experience premature menopause.

Pregnancy

Chevron job form asks how many 'stillbirths' an applicant has had

Leanne Nicholson A resources company has upset at least one applicant by asking detailed questions about her reproductive history in a process described as "traumatic".

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Birth

Free-birthing on the rise

Jo Hartley It’s a controversial practice that has been branded both dangerous and irresponsible, but there's a growing trend among Australian women who are choosing to birth at home, free from any medical intervention or assistance.

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Midwife on the run

Akal Khalsa.

PAUL BIBBY The website of independent Sydney midwife Akal Khalsa is awash with glittering testimonials to her home-birthing abilities and pictures of newborn babies she has brought into the world. But Ms Khalsa has had a warrant out for her arrest since March.

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How different cultures celebrate birth

Birth failure is more than a mindset

The push present trend

Myth busting: 'childbearing hips' and birth

Baby

Can probiotics combat colic?

Andrew M.Seaman Giving babies "good" bacteria may help ease incessant fussing and crying, says a fresh look at past studies.

Those moments of clarity

baby bath

KIRAN CHUG Every now and then, my children stop me in my tracks. They have the power to make me forget about everything else, and see nothing in the world but them.

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Baby found dead in car outside daycare

Cots for every nursery and budget

The Perth tragedy is every parent's worst nightmare

Bugaboo reveals Andy Warhol collection

Bargain buys for baby

Toddler

Madeleine McCann: police may be about to release photo of suspect

5:29am A new computer generated image of a possible suspect connected to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will be released by British police, a news report says.

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The first horrible home haircut

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Donnelle Belanger-Taylor I'm not sure who found the little pair of baby nail scissors, but I know his sister told him to cut his hair "so it doesn't get as long as mine". That's where it began.

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Couple welcomes baby 12 hours after son's tragic death

Couple welcomes baby 12 hours after son's tragic death

One last Christmas for Kate

Super cute superhero blocks for your little ones

Being Dad

Do men with smaller 'nads make better dads?

Luke Malone A study has found a connection between testicle size and parenting ability. Yes, really.

Dads in the delivery room

Father with newborn

Thea O'Connor Most Australian men are present and active at the birth of their children. But amid talk of trauma, not everyone believes this is a good thing ...

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Dad in profile: Pat Cash

Michael Bublé: 'I didn't have that feeling of love for my son'

Dad's double dose of joy and frailty in neonatal world

Dad in profile: Peter Overton

Lifestyle

Online campaign for mum's surgery gets attention but no answers

ANNA PATTY A Sydney mum of five has become the focus of an online campaign over inadequate cancer surgery.

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Reducing the stigma of mental illness

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Sarah Wayland On World Mental Health Day, Australians are encouraged to seek help, reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, and foster connectivity throughout communities. Two mums tell their own mental health stories.

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Book review: What Was Left

Safe gates save lives

The tattooed mum trend

The three of us