Tag: Babies
Mothers still face workplace discrimination
Victoria's equal opportunity commissioner Helen Szoke says pregnant women and new mothers are still suffering workplace discrimination, three decades after protective laws were introduced.[MORE]
Mum heads to Thailand in bid for daughter
A Melbourne woman is flying to Thailand to circumvent Australian guidelines which prevent families from determining the sex of IVF babies.[MORE]
Baby's life destroyed by shaking, court told
A baby brain damaged after being shaken by his father will need full-time special care, a court is told.[MORE]
Low iodine puts baby brains at risk
Health experts are urging pregnant women in Tasmania to take iodine supplements to lessen the chances of their children developing low IQ's. [MORE]
Birth-to-8yo data tracking for SA children
A data tracking system for South Australian children will help measure their health and education progress.[MORE]
Coroner to proceed with stillborn inquest
A coroner's ruling on life's beginning will allow an inquest to proceed into a home birth tragedy.[MORE]
Guard of honour for abandoned baby's funeral
School children formed a guard of honour for a small white coffin carrying the body of a baby boy whose body was found at at a bus stop near Shepparton two years ago.[MORE]
Abandoned baby finally gets funeral
A baby abandoned at a Shepparton bus shop two years ago will finally be buried this week. [MORE]
Accused baby shaker faces court
A father accused of shaking his three-month-old baby has taken the stand in court, saying he loves his son too much to have hurt him.[MORE]
Unborn child death laws to be reviewed after crash
Laws will be reviewed after a complaint from a woman who lost her baby in a car crash.[MORE]
Crash driver can't be charged over stillborn baby
Authorities say they cannot lay murder charges over the death of an unborn baby in a car crash.[MORE]
Big coffee drinkers may have smaller babies
A new Dutch study has found pregnant women who drink lots of coffee every day may have smaller babies.[MORE]
Father in court over 'brain-damaged' baby
A father accused of shaking his baby to the point of brain damage goes on trial in Adelaide.[MORE]
Police investigate baby injuries
Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the injuries suffered by a six-month-old Berkeley baby.[MORE]
Hospital issues meningococcal warning
The Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney is warning parents not to be complacent about meningococcal disease this winter.[MORE]
More TV for toddlers equals school trouble later
Toddlers who watch too much TV may struggle in school later, with measurably lower scores in maths, and they may get bullied more than other children, Canadian researchers say.[MORE]
Mum mistakenly locks baby in car
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) is warning parents to be extra careful with keys if they have young children in their car.[MORE]
Opinions divided over umbilical cord blood bank
Umbilical-cord blood donated to strangers through public banks is widely used in bone marrow transplants, but some doctors believe it could have applications as a ready-made cure for a baby's future illness. [MORE]
Scientists link low birth weight and diabetes
Researchers find two genetic variants that affect a baby's birth weight and say one of them is also linked with developing diabetes.[MORE]
Abandoned baby to go into foster care
A newborn baby abandoned on a doorstep south of Wollongong, on the New South Wales south coast, will come under the care of the Department of Community Services today.[MORE]
Uni seeks pregnant women for midwife course
Southern Cross University is looking for pregnant women between the Gold Coast and Port Macquarie to be matched with a midwifery student.[MORE]
Abandoned baby Adam 'healthy'
A newborn baby boy found on a doorstep in southern New South Wales is happy and healthy, carers say.[MORE]
Suffocation warning over baby slings
Australia's consumer watchdog has issued a warning to parents who use baby slings. [MORE]
Abandoned baby found in garden bed
A baby girl has been taken into the care of the department of health and families after she was found abandoned in a garden bed.[MORE]
AMA backs call for safe haven legislation
The Australian Medical Association says the government should consider baby safe haven laws as part of a support plan to assist struggling new mothers.[MORE]
