Conception

'Elderly' mums faring better than you might expect: top IVF doctor

JULIA MEDEW They are called elderly primiparae: women who fall pregnant for the first time over the age of 35.

Pregnancy

Can you reverse a positive group strep B result without antibiotics?

Dr Erin Bowe 2:47pm Many expectant mums are routinely tested for group B strep (GBS) in the third trimester of pregnancy - but not all choose antibiotic treatment.

Birth

The miracle mum who lost nine litres of blood during childbirth

Staff writers A mother who almost died during the traumatic premature birth of her fifth child has been reunited with her baby girl just weeks after doctors feared she would not survive.

5 things to remind yourself as you approach labour

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Sharday Stirton During my first pregnancy, I'd only heard graphic and horrific stories of birth and what to expect. For an impending mother, these were the last things I needed to hear.

Baby born at New York's World Trade Centre

Three truths about C-section mums

The birth entourage: when there's a crowd in the delivery room

Natural breech birth is low risk for babies: study

Baby

The little boy with half a heart but a full life

Mel Ryall Charlie Ryall wears a special badge on his chest. It is a badge of the brave, and he received it from his battles with a congenital heart defect (CHD).

Toddler

Taekwondo toddler won't give up

They say if at first you don't succeed then try, try again.

Three-year-old left on side of highway

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Staff writers A family failed to notice their three-year-old daughter was missing from the backseat during a road trip on the weekend.

Be careful what you wish for

Mummydesking: the new hotdesking

Sugary drinks blamed for removal of toddlers' rotten teeth

Kids break out of daycare centre, cross busy highway

Lifestyle

Toddler abducted from Barnados care home

HENRY BELOT 11:23am An 18-month-old girl has been abducted from a care home on by a man armed with a knife and replica gun.

Wellbeing

6 things I thought I'd do on maternity leave (and didn't)

Ariane Beeston 11:10am There were a number of things I thought I was going to achieve during my months at home. As it happens, the reality was rather different.