Conjoined twins cannot be split
CONJOINED Palestinian twins have returned home to the West Bank after Israeli doctors determined they could not successfully separate them.
Babies
‘Supermum’ gives birth to quintuplets
A 23-year old Czech woman gave birth to four boys and a girl in what hospital officials said was the country’s first recorded case of quintuplets.
Pregnancy drinking harming hundreds
IN the six months since a major report calling for pregnancy warning labels on alcohol, 1300 children have been born with brain damage.
Kimye’s $4000 baby crib
KIM Kardashian and Kanye West have bought a $4000 crib for their unborn baby.
The weirdest baby names of 2012
A LIST of the most unusual names given to babies in 2012 has been published. Warning: This story may upset some readers.
Some breast milk with your tea?
MEET the model whose father used to enjoy his tea with a dash of breast milk – and why she is continuing the family tradition.
Couple plans dolphin-assisted birth
A SOUTH Carolina couple has travelled to Hawaii to give birth to their child in a dolphin-assisted delivery.
Grieving parents, vaccine and venom
On March 9, 2009, four-week-old Dana McCaffery’s heart stopped after whooping cough left her tiny lungs unable to breathe. Her mother Toni could not watch as medical staff unhooked her daughter from the hopelessly inadequate life support system, but her husband Dave did, and crumpled with grief.
Iodine deficiency link to baby IQ
MUMS to be – who have low levels of iodine during their pregnancy – may give birth to brain damaged children with lower IQs.
Naming your baby the B-list way
THE decision by soccer star Wayne Rooney to call his new son Klay, a name beginning with the same letter as that of his older sibling Kai, is part of a trend that started in America and is catching on fast.
Bed bacteria behind SIDS toll: Study
YOUNG babies who sleep in their parents’ bed are five times more likely to die from SIDS – and experts are blaming bacteria.
Too cute: the baby and the puppies
HEART-MELTING pictures of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest thing you’ll see all week. Get set to say “Awww”.
Mother tried to give away baby girl
A MOTHER has been arrested for allegedly trying to give away her baby daughter at a convenience store, saying she was a “free child”.
It’s puppy v baby in cute wars
IS THERE a secret war of cuteness being waged between your baby and your puppy? A team of researchers thinks so.
Water-skiing bub goes viral online
KIDS often say the darndest things, but they also surprise you – and this seven-month-old boy’s water-skiing attempt has gone viral online.
Charlotte is tops as a moniker
WHILE Australia’s top two boys’ names have tussled for pole position for the past seven years, Charlotte jumped from seventh place to first.
The best baby apps on the market
ALL the information a parent-to-be needs about pregnancy and child rearing can be found in a range of apps.
Breast milk jewellery latest baby craze
STRANDS from baby’s first haircut. The first tooth. Tiny footprints sunk into clay. The latest? Breast milk jewellery.
The 13 best baby names in ’13. Bruce?
HOLLYWOOD is seriously warping the baby-name trend. Bruce Wayne. Thor. They’re influencing some of the hottest names in 2013.
Easter Show attack baby ‘going well’
ROMAN Jones is “going well” despite being born five weeks premature after his mum fell while chasing thieves who’d robbed her at the Show.
Baby’s remarkable tale of survival
MOST people did not even know Annie Lyttle was pregnant when she went into labour just 23 weeks into her term. Now her son is preparing to go home.
Bonds Baby Search finals heat up
MORE than 65,500 proud parents across the nation hope their bundle of joy has a face much more than one only a mother could love.
New free vaccine to immunise kids
AUSSIE kids will have to endure one less needle to be fully vaccinated with a new jab for measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox to be free.
Blitz to smash baby formula black market
AS the Federal Government delays tackling mass baby formula exports to China, Hong Kong has launched a blitz to smash the black market.
Mums forced to give up babies speak
JULIA Gillard has apologised to over 150,000 single mums who were forced to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950s and 1970s. Here some of those mums tell their story.
Breakthrough gives newborns hope
CORD blood could be pumped back into newborns starved of oxygen during traumatic births to save them from brain injuries.
Fears over surrogacy changes
A SUDDEN change to India’s surrogacy laws has left dozens of Australians awaiting the birth of their babies worried.
Lack of vitamin D linked to allergies
BABIES with low vitamin D levels are more likely to have food allergies, Australian scientists have found.
‘Fancy being pregnant at your age’
MORE women than ever are having their first baby after 40 – some in their 50s – so two older mums ask why does society judge them so harshly?
Mum delivers own baby in hospital
A WOMAN has reportedly been forced to deliver her own baby in a Sydney hospital.
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