![Anika, 2, plays in the water feature in Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/y/5/3/j/image.related.landscape.380x253.gsy8ol.png/1480205602493.jpg)
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Young mother jailed over child's death
An unlicensed young mother who had used drugs before she crashed her car, killing her two-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to a maximum of three years in jail, with a judge describing the case as one of the most tragic he had ever encountered.
![The Jeney family and the missing bear.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/w/p/d/u/image.related.landscape.300x200.gswoxs.png/1479960980657.jpg)
Family desperate to find lost teddy bear that represents stillborn son
Since making the desperate plea, Tanya Jenny's post has been shared hundreds of times. But so far there is no sign of the little bear.
![Police officers removing the baby from the scene.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/w/i/f/c/image.related.landscape.300x200.gswil3.png/1479951850871.jpg)
'Serious concerns for mother's wellbeing': baby's body found in reserve
A body, understood to be a newborn baby, has been found in a reserve in Mangere Bridge, south Auckland.
![Ellen DeGeneres tears up as President Obama presents her with the 2016 Presidential Medal Of Freedom.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/v/m/r/e/image.related.landscape.300x200.gsvmsb.png/1479894313090.jpg)
Ellen DeGeneres shares a teary moment with friend Obama at award ceremony
"What an incredible burden that was to bear. To risk your career like that; people don't do that very often. And then to have the hopes of millions on your shoulders."
![Ed Moseley, who taught himself to knit at 86.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/v/q/6/x/image.related.landscape.300x200.gsvq5k.png/1479879277686.jpg)
86-year-old taught himself to knit, now makes caps for premature babies
'Anything is possible if you put your mind to it' might just be the motto of 86 year-old retiree, Ed Moseley who despite his age and abilities has been gifting handmade knitted caps to premature babies.
![Child Safety Minister Shannon Fentiman said the report detailed "serious errors of judgment".](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/n/7/x/m/image.related.landscape.300x200.gsvgko.png/1479870664921.jpg)
'Serious errors': Qld government staff stood down upon review into tot's death
Disciplinary proceedings have started against 12 Queensland governmental staff following the first stage of a review into the death of Mason Jett Lee.
![Samantha Kelly holds her baby William beside one of the drains running from the Williamtown RAAF base near Newcastle.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/k/7/c/4/image.related.landscape.300x200.gsuxn8.png/1479789762499.jpg)
Baby's family in law suit over RAAF base chemicals
A 10-month-old baby has been exposed to significant levels of toxic chemicals around a RAAF base near Newcastle, say his parents.
![Pumpkin Patch had seen its market capitalisation dwindle to just $10.1 million.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/t/e/h/p/image.related.landscape.300x200.gsuolr.png/1479786120763.jpg)
1600 Pumpkin Patch jobs to go by February as fire sale begins
Pumpkin Patch prices will be slashed immediately as the retailer's receiver prepares to wind down the business after failing to secure a buyer.
![Wet and warm weather makes perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/l/3/f/o/image.related.landscape.300x200.gsu4ii.png/1479705447093.jpg)
WHO declares end of Zika emergency, but says virus remains a threat
The World Health Organization has declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency.
![Some of the teen mums from the original documentary series.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/t/s/x/g/image.related.landscape.300x200.gstsa6.png/1479689310936.jpg)
The trials and tribulations of teenage mums, 10 years later
Having her first baby at 16 was a shock for Simone Miller, but it's not something she regrets.
![Nikki and Gareth McLean and their nine-week-old daughter Lilly.](/web/20161127162458im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/s/2/z/0/image.related.landscape.300x200.gss31v.png/1479424016098.jpg)
Mother's intuition saves baby during earthquake
A mother's intuition may have saved the life of her nine week-old baby as an earthquake tore their home apart.
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