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Why it's important to vaccinate on time

My son was born on the 1 July 2014. It's a fabulous birthday, don't you think? Not only does the first of July ring in a new financial year, but it also means we've hit the year's half way mark.

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Riley was baptised before passing away at 32 days of age.

Heartbreaking video of baby Riley's last days

They should be planning their baby boy's first birthday celebrations. Instead, they are continuing their campaign to help prevent others going through what they've experienced.

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It's understood child protection workers receive relatively few notifications about unvaccinated children.

Anti-vaxxer's baby hospitalised with whooping cough

The 11-week old baby of an anti-vaccination activist has been hospitalised with whooping cough, a week after a maternal health nurse told child protection authorities of her concerns about the unvaccinated baby

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Andrew Rios, 4, took the antipsychotic Risperdal when he was 18 months old to treat severe aggression.

Psychiatric drugs prescribed to infants

Many doctors worry that these drugs are used despite no published research into their effectiveness and potential health risks for children so young.

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Is my baby's vision developing properly?

New parents spend an awful lot of time gazing blissfully at the little being they brought into the world. And your brand new baby is gazing straight back at you.

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