![Carrie and Nick, with Neaveh, Lelia and baby Jez.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/m/k/7/e/image.related.landscape.380x253.gymjv0.png/1506038760441.jpg)
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The slippery dip danger parents are unaware of
Children should not sit on an adult's lap while sliding.
![Samantha Ihlow with her 10-month-old son Andrew and husband Ben Ihlow who died after contracting influenza.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/c/a/5/3/image.related.landscape.300x200.gyc8v0.png/1504901386697.jpg)
'It was his first Father's Day': Young dad latest to fall victim to deadly influenza outbreak
Australia's influenza epidemic has claimed the life of a young dad on what should have been his first Father's Day with his son.
![Scientists may have found a way to identify women at risk of preterm labour.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/b/x/3/1/image.related.landscape.300x200.gybqri.png/1504673617118.jpg)
There could be a simple way to predict preterm labour
Researchers hope their findings could lead to new screening methods.
![In the United States, a stronger flu vaccine for the elderly has been used since 2009.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/7/a/a/2/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy9ljg.png/1505599993513.jpg)
Needle left inside mother after C-section at Fairfield Hospital
A Sydney hospital has apologised after a surgical needle was left in a young mother's uterus following a cesarean section.
![The happy family.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/8/y/l/5/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy8y8a.png/1504239934721.jpg)
Hurricane Harvey causes birth plan choas
Caring neighbours saved the day.
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Breastfeeding not affected by IUDs, study finds
Researchers have examined the relationship between IUDs and lactation.
![Rocio Cortes Nunez, 26, who had just given birth before the accident.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/2/d/q/u/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy2duv.png/1503464891242.jpg)
New mother killed by hospital lift in freak accident
The Spanish woman had just given birth.
![Concerns that talcum powder causes ovarian cancer has led to a slew of court cases in the US.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/d/d/6/g/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy17pu.png/1503353310862.jpg)
Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $525m to cancer sufferer
Johnson & Johnson loses another baby powder verdict.
![The umbilical cord phone charger, you never knew you never wanted.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/0/o/o/r/image.related.landscape.300x200.gy0nd0.png/1503289692692.png)
This umbilical cord phone charger is a little bit creepy
It pulsates, just like a real umbilical cord.
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Why you should never leave bottled water in the car
There is a risk it will end badly.
![Jacob Thompson was four days old when he died.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170928172701im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/u/r/h/l/image.related.landscape.300x200.gxurcr.png/1502748508374.jpg)
Sleeping mother who accidentally suffocated her newborn sues hospital
A mother is suing a hospital after she suffocated her newborn while breastfeeding.
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