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Second peek at North West
Kim Kardashian shares adorable pic on Twitter
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Disposable nappies to be reborn as outdoor furniture
Today's dirty nappies will be transformed into tomorrow's park benches under an Australian-first recycling scheme.
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Can sanctioned affairs improve a marriage?
Not quite swinging, not quite cheating: can an "arrangement" between partners to see other people save their relationship?
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Baby joy for Halle Berry
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez welcomed a baby boy in Los Angeles on Sunday, at Cedars Sinai hospital.
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The Perth tragedy is every parent's worst nightmare
We tumble through our busy lives without pause, from breakfast-dropoff-work to pickup-dinner-bath-bed, using schedules and routines to keep ourselves on track. But what happens when those routines become unstuck?
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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.
Woman accused of impregnating maid with husband's sperm
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Nicole Pryor A New Zealand woman has been accused of secretly injecting her husband's sperm into their maid in a bizarre Dubai court case.
Couple tries crowdfunding for IVF baby
Muslim cleric says driving damages ovaries
The weird and wonderful history of the pregnancy test
Coping with secondary infertility
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".
Women prescribed psychiatric drugs left at risk of birth defects
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AMY CORDEROY Women of child-bearing age are increasingly being prescribed psychiatric medications that can cause pregnancy complications and birth defects.
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR): the facts
Video: A second a day for nine months
Pregnancy anaemia: the facts
Controlling asthma in pregnancy makes big difference to baby's health
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.
Midwife on the run
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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.
How different cultures celebrate birth
Birth failure is more than a mindset
The push present trend
Myth busting: 'childbearing hips' and birth
Photo Galleries
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
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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.
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.
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.
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
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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 ...
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.
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.