Parenting News and Current Affairs

Mum’s powerful message to newborn son in light of the Manchester attack

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Caleb Jakobsson has pleaded guilty over the hit-run death.

Mum mown down by monkey bike died 'for cheap thrills'

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Police uncover business selling stolen baby goods after theft of Bugaboo from fun park

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The baby was born in Wellington Hospital on May 8.

This mum's first baby was 5.4kg, and his little brother is bigger

A New Zealand mother has given birth to one of the region's biggest ever babies, a boy weighing in at a massive 7.39kg, about twice the average weight of a newborn baby.

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Mum of twins battles cancer after death of partner

It is more than a young family should ever have to endure.

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Midwife fined $11,000 after having affair with dad-to-be

A midwife has been censured and ordered to pay $11,400 after admitting to having an affair with a client's husband.

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Dr Despina Ganella is studying ways to help the teenage brain forget.

The art and science of forgetting

We define our lives, it seems, not by how much of it we remember, but by how much we forget. Bit by bit, scientists are uncovering the mysteries of memory loss

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A firefighter saves a baby's life, catching him through the window of a burning building.

Hero firefighter catches baby tossed from burning house

A quick-thinking firefighter has saved a baby's life, catching the little boy after his father tossed him from their burning apartment.

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Aboriginal midwife Vanessa Smith, Sutherland Hospital.

The midwives breaking the cycle of distrust

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

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 then-teenage MacColl moved from Brisbane to Melbourne to see through the pregnancy. 'My teacher and her husband had ...

How a teen's pregnancy to her teacher's husband changed her life

As a teenager in 1970s Brisbane, the author fell pregnant, and was told she had no one to blame but herself.

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Little Harvey certainly doesn't look like a terrorist.

Grandfather mistakenly labels baby grandson a 'terrorist'

A tick in the wrong box resulted in a baby boy being summoned to the US embassy and costing the family thousands of dollars in additional travel expenses.

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Geelong Easter Egg Hunt organisers have bitten back, accusing parents of hoard dozens of eggs.

'Horrible' Easter egg hunt leaves children in tears in Geelong

A public Easter egg hunt has turned bitter after parents accused organisers of confiscating chocolate from their children and making them cry.

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April the giraffe, the internet star, gives birth (finally!)

April has finally given birth, ending months of speculation, anticipation and excitement for her online audience.

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