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Mum's warning about dangers of laundry pods

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Stay-at-home mums shouldn't have to justify what they do all day

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2.5 year old toddler enjoying the late summer at the beach with her dad. generic outdoors nature father young daughter ...

Help her be a wild child, not a princess

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Australia's 100 most popular baby names of 2016

See which baby names top the list, and which have been dumped for more popular choices.

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Baby Chiara was only 5 weeks old when Alice died.

'She was enthralled by motherhood': husband's grief for wife who died after postpartum psychosis

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'My body doesn't need to be changed. It needs to be valued'

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Next weekend: Melbourne Essential Baby & Toddler Show - get your FREE tickets now!

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Genevieve Lennon with her two-year-old son Matthew who suffers from hip dysplasia.

'Something's not right here': Why Matthew was walking with a limp

BABY CARE

Doctors are warning parents not to swaddle their babies as an increasing number of infants in Australia are suffering hip dysplasia, which, left untreated, may lead to early osteoarthritis.

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Aboriginal midwife Vanessa Smith, Sutherland Hospital.

The midwives breaking the cycle of distrust

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Vanessa Smith could not overstate the role she and other Aboriginal health workers play in breaking the cycle of distrust Indigenous families feel for health services.

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The American Airlines flight attendant can be seen getting into a verbal argument with another passenger.

American Airlines flight attendant suspended after fight with passenger

CURRENT AFFAIRS

American Airlines has apologised to a female passenger and suspended a flight attendant after a video showing an onboard clash over a baby stroller went viral, in the latest embarassment for a US carrier over how it treated a customer.

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The long journey to our $250,000 family

Kasey Hincksman's journey to motherhood was a long and expensive one. She told her story to Emma Levett.

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10 words you had never heard of before having a baby

PREPARE FOR BABY

A baby messes with your sleep, kills your social life and redefines your sense of self. But you never thought that scrumptious bundle would overhaul your vocabulary, too. Here are 10 words and terms that never entered your mind before motherhood.