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Creative pregnancy announcements
Announcing that you're expecting can be a time to express your creativity, sense of humour and imagination. Check out how other parents and parents-to-be have broken the news to friends and family.
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Funny ultrasound pictures
It's called pareidolia - when the brain makes an image or pattern appear where there isn't really one.
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Planned early births linked to poor child development
Babies born before 39 weeks and via either a caesarean section or induction of labour are at greater risk of developing learning difficulties, new Australian research suggests.
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When your partner gains 'pregnancy weight'
It's not only the mum-to-be who gains weight - sometimes the expectant dad follows in her footsteps.
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When someone accidentally reveals the gender of your baby
While most couples announce their baby's gender after the birth, there are those who accidentally reveal this news before their baby's arrival.
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Help - I'll be missing fatherhood from the very start
My first baby is due in a few months, but I'm going to miss the birth.
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What pregnancy is really like: mums share their honest opinions
We asked real women what surprised them during their pregnancy. They've shared their experiences in the hope of preparing the rest of us better for the ride
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Watch hilarious montage of strangest pregnancy questions on Yahoo Answers
Some of the strangest questions about pregnancy - and some of the most bizarre spelling - have made for a hilarious video.
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'Last week you were pregnant, this week you're not and you don't have a baby to show for it'
From 1916 to today, attitudes to stillbirths have changed dramatically, but there is more to be done.
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AMAQ raises concerns over midwife-led births
Queensland's peak medical body fears the "sidelining" of obstetricians in favour of midwives is jeopardising patient safety in the state's public hospitals.
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The complicated grief of losing your babies
In the park near our house my partner and I have a bench. We paid to have it put there last year after our twin boys Fred and John died.
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Terrible parenting advice from the 1920s
Parenting advice has been around forever in some form or other. There's even some in the Bible (mainly used these days to justify beating children, but let's not talk about that). However, it's only in the last 100 years or so that it has become a huge industry.
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Rainbow baby celebrated with incredible maternity photoshoot
When Kevin Mahoney organised wife Jessica's maternity photoshoot he hoped to capture not only the beauty of this pregnancy, but also the importance of the six heartbreaking losses which came before it.
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