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Elton John calls for boycott over IVF comments
Sir Elton John has called for a boycott of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana after the designers labelled children born through IVF "synthetic".
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Dads have a role to play in breastfeeding, too
Fathers can be half of the problem when it comes to continued breastfeeding - but they can also be half of the solution.
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Mums recovering from PND, this is what I want you to know
If you've been diagnosed with postnatal depression and you're wondering what recovery feels like (or if it's even possible), I'm writing this for you. I've been there.
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Dad witnesses son's birth from 3000 kms away
A fly-in, fly-out worker has used virtual reality technology to experience the "next best thing" to being at his baby's birth.
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Early baby surprise for showering mum
A US woman stepped into the shower this week to help ease the discomfort of stomach pains and emerged holding a newborn.
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Conception
Single man Kyle Casson uses mother as pregnancy surrogate
Cristina Odone A mother has helped her 24-year-old son become a father by being a surrogate for a baby conceived using her son's sperm and a donor egg.
Sperm donor fights for rights as father
![Kerrie Hancox, George Deka and daughters Clare and Ella.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150317120426im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/03/02/6312226/Thumbnail6684050713ss6rimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.13smgr.png1425273935995.jpg-90x60.jpg)
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
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
Pregnancy
15 names on the verge of extinction
MELANIE MAHONEY 1:41pm If you're looking to revive an older name, or don’t want anything near the top 1000 list, check out these rare monikers for your unique baby.
Super fit model Sarah Stage defends her pregnancy body
![Sarah posing for modelling campaigns at 7 (left) and 8 months pregnant.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150317120426im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/03/13/6347288/Thumbnail672910231430qfimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.142a33.png1426204982545.jpg-90x60.jpg)
LETITIA ROWLANDS Model Sarah Stage has defended her pregnancy body after critics claimed her slim figure at eight-and-a-half months pregnant wasn't "normal".
Pregnancy and your blood type
Breakthrough genetic testing now available in Australia
6 ways to bond with your unborn baby
Twins saved by surgery before birth
Birth
Skin-to-skin brought premmie back to life - now his parents are helping others
Staff writers After 20 minutes of working on tiny baby Jamie, a doctor said there was nothing he could do to save their son. Then something wonderful happened.
Dad witnesses son's birth from 3000 kms away
![FIFO contract worker Jace Larke watches his son's birth in virtual reality.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150317120426im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/03/16/6354271/Thumbnail97411536144kefimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.1lzv80.png1426452083770.jpg-90x60.jpg)
HANNAH FRANCIS A fly-in, fly-out worker has used virtual reality technology to experience the "next best thing" to being at his baby's birth.
Early baby surprise for showering mum
Taking a look at birth centre care
The case for inducing at 37 weeks
A rare glimpse inside the womb
Photo Galleries
Baby
Why doesn't Australia have more breast milk banks?
CATHERINE RODIE 11:20am When there’s no question that milk banks are important, why don’t we have more of them in Australia?
8 ways to stay calm while coping with a fussy baby
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Jennifer Chung 9:11am Your baby feeds off your emotions, so the first step to helping diffuse his discomfort is to stay calm
Dads have a role to play in breastfeeding, too
Baby Mia survives heart surgery at 14 days of age
'He's a blessing': family of baby born without eyes
Why I post breastfeeding photos online
Toddler
Why watching TV can actually be good for toddlers
Gemma Taylor New research shows that after watching an educational children’s television program, toddlers can learn to count to five and read a simple map.
Test shows who will grow out of peanut allergy
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LETITIA ROWLANDS Australian researchers have discovered a reliable way to predict which infants with a peanut allergy will grow out of it in later childhood and which will not.
The gadget that alerts parents when kids stray too far
Toddler almost strangled by teething necklace
The low-down on worms and how to get rid of them
Why your kids don't need a bath every night
Lifestyle
5 characteristics of great dads
JODIE BENVENISTE 2:38pm It’s great to see a generation of dads who are more actively involved with caring, nurturing and loving their kids.
Pete Evans' paleo book for babies dumped
![Off the table: Publisher dumps Pete Evans' baby and toddler cookbook.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150317120426im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/03/16/6356185/Thumbnail97434396141oneimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.1m0cv0.png1426482725148.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Pete Evans' controversial paleo diet book for babies has been dumped by its Australian publisher.
Pregnancy test helped diagnose teen's testicular cancer
Elton John calls for boycott over IVF comments
Cinderella at blue carpet: Cate Blanchett confirms daughter Edith was adopted from overseas
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Wellbeing
Mums recovering from PND, this is what I want you to know
Ariane Beeston If you've been diagnosed with postnatal depression and you're wondering what recovery feels like (or if it's even possible), I'm writing this for you. I've been there.
'I'm proof that domestic violence happens even in "nicer" suburbs'
![Survival story: Kay Schubach, a successful eastern suburbs woman who was abused by her partner and almost killed, has become a domestic violence ambassador.](http://web.archive.org./web/20150317120426im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/03/15/6352485/Thumbnail673890071449d1image.related.thumbnail.320x214.144dov.png1426378267941.jpg-90x60.jpg)
RACHEL OLDING "There is a social cliche that domestic violence doesn't happen in the nicer suburbs and it's absolutely wrong," says Kay Schubach.