Conception

Who will Australia's new adoption process really help?

Patricia Fronkek At first glance, Australia’s changes to intercountry adoption sound fair. But there are too many unanswered questions about this reform agenda.

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A family's journey from heartbreak to sheer joy

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Rochelle Moore Julia and Lee Newton faced one of their darkest moments when they realised they couldn't have more children. Then a friend offered the gift of a lifetime.

Second time lucky: conceiving naturally after IVF

I fell pregnant after my husband passed away

Hold the phone: mobiles damage chance of becoming a dad

The invisible loss of infertility

Pregnancy

Changing tastes in pregnancy

JO HARTLEY There’s no denying that our bodies go through some massive changes when we’re pregnant - and one unexpected symptom can change what we like to eat and drink.

New test identifies premature birth risk

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Miranda Prynne Women could find out whether they are at risk of a premature birth during their first three months of pregnancy using a simple urine test, according to a study.

Pregnant Queenslanders to get free vaccines

The baby names on the rise in 2014

I was addicted to pregnancy tests

Healthy mums the key to baby size around the world

Birth

Alternative practices after birth

LINDY ALEXANDER While celebrating the birth of their children, parents can get up to some activities others might find a little odd - but they know it works for them.

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Baby born after mum struck by lightning

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LETITIA ROWLANDS A baby girl who was born after her mother was struck by lightning has just turned a year old. But doctors are unable to say what her future holds, or why her hair is still full of static electricity.

Dad films baby's speedy birth on GoPro camera

'Miracle' baby survives miscarriage and abortion pills

See the emotional photos of two dads meeting their newborn for the first time

The honour and heartbreak of rural midwifery

Baby

Colds in babies and young children

Learn how to treat a cold in young babies and children.

Toddler

Stay-at-home parents need childcare assistance too

RACHEL BROWNE A plan to restrict the childcare benefit to working parents will punish children of non-working parents who have an equal right to early childhood education, according to experts

Two-year-old boy goes missing from childcare centre

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Letitia Rowlands A mother is angry after her toddler son went missing from his childcare centre, only to be returned by a good Samaritan who found the boy wandering near a busy road.

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The woman who will toilet-train your toddler - for almost $2000

Becoming comfortable with my discipline style

How I failed the sippy cup test

Why music is good for your toddler

Lifestyle

Grieving father asks for help to Photoshop his daughter's image

LUCY CORMACK 11:09am When Nathan Steffel's daughter Sophia died from a liver condition at just 6 weeks old, he reached out for someone to create a beautiful image of his little girl.

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Wellbeing

We lost three babies in two years

Greer Mason Our first pregnancy ended the way we all expected it to - with a healthy, happy baby in our arms. What a true blessing he was, for we were not to know the heartache we were about endure.

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