'Like a mini sumo wrestler':NSW mum gives birth to 5.88kg baby

'Like a mini sumo wrestler':NSW mum gives birth to 5.88kg baby

Shellharbour couple Emma and Daniel Millar knew their baby would be on the larger side - but didn't expect to welcome a 5.88kg bundle of joy this week.

  • byLisa Wachsmuth

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Musings upon the birth of a granddaughter

Musings upon the birth of a granddaughter

Babies bring their own love into the world,but it is a little more complicated than that.

  • byTony Wright
Poor mental and physical health in pregnancy linked to infant sleep problems
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Poor mental and physical health in pregnancy linked to infant sleep problems

Severe infant sleep problems have been linked to a mother's poor maternal mental and physical health during pregnancy,a new national study has found.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andSamantha Pillios
How a pregnant mother's mild virus killed her newborn

How a pregnant mother's mild virus killed her newborn

How could anyone come to terms with the sudden,seemingly inexplicable death of their six-day-old baby boy?

  • byKate Aubusson
Financial stress weighs heavily on expectant parents

Financial stress weighs heavily on expectant parents

Almost 70 per cent of women admit superannuation is the last thing they think about when preparing for a baby.

  • byEmily Chantiri
His mother kept a cardboard box in the freezer for decades. Inside,he found a'mummified'baby

His mother kept a cardboard box in the freezer for decades. Inside,he found a'mummified'baby

Adam had always been told the box contained the top of his mother's old wedding cake. When he opened it,he was stunned.

  • byAllyson Chiu
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'Distressing':More than 400 babies infected with the flu

'Distressing':More than 400 babies infected with the flu

The season's early start has seen huge numbers of children admitted to hospital with the virus,with one Royal Children's Hospital doctor saying she has been"distressed on a personal level".

  • bySophie Aubrey
They're trying to protect their babies,yet they're accused of being'over the top'

They're trying to protect their babies,yet they're accused of being'over the top'

The question of how to deal with visitors has long been one parents agonise over. But the angst has worsened as Australia’s anti-vaxx movement grows louder.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Two of Us:The married doctors changing lives through neonatal education in India

Two of Us:The married doctors changing lives through neonatal education in India

Arunaz Kumar and her husband Atul Malhotra have balanced each other career- and relationship-wise for more than 20 years.

  • byRobyn Doreian
James defies odds after being born the size of 22-week-old baby
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James defies odds after being born the size of 22-week-old baby

When James was born he was so tiny he could fit into the palm of his father's hand.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
'Risk is not destiny':Mothers overcome the caesarean hurdle to breastfeeding

'Risk is not destiny':Mothers overcome the caesarean hurdle to breastfeeding

Despite the steady rise in caesarean births,the number of babies who are either partly or fully breastfed when they leave hospital has stayed steady or improved slightly in NSW.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons