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'Elimination communication' is watching babies for cues about when they need to go

New trend to toilet train from birth video

One of the first items a new parent stocks up on is nappies, but now there's a new movement to toilet train from birth.

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Baby feeding bottles wrongly marked

Some cheap baby feeding bottles have been sold in New Zealand with inaccurate markings.

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1500 kids need hearing re-test

More than 1500 Hawke's Bay children will need hearing retests after problems with the newborn screening programme.

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Coroner Garry Evans has recommended weaker eye drops be made available

Experts dismiss eye drops warning

Experts say parents have little reason to be concerned about eye drops used during laser surgery on premature babies.

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The birth of the healthy baby occurred yesterday, two hours before the Armavia airline flight landed in Yerevan (Reuters file)

Passenger has baby aboard flight

A passenger has given birth aboard a plane flying to Armenia and named her daughter after one of the flight attendants who helped with the delivery.

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A report on the problems is due early next year

Babies will have hearing re-tested

Up to 2000 babies will have to return to hospital to have their hearing retested.

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A new trial is studying baby-led weaning

Baby-led weaning on trial video

Researchers at Otago University are studying the benefits of having infants feed themselves.

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Plans are under way for a controlled study involving 300 mothers and babies

Baby-led weaning an unknown - study

Letting babies learn to eat with pieces of food, rather than puree, seems to work but needs more research, a study says.

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Babies have been recorded yawning in the womb

Babies spotted yawning inside womb video

A British medical team has revealed the first recording of unborn babies yawning in the womb.

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The three-year deal will see the company's logo appearing on the Junior Warriors' shorts next year (file pic)

Baby formula deal slammed

An infant nutrition group is outraged over a new deal between the Warriors and infant formula manufacturer Fernbaby.

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The new factory is located near Wellington

Wellington nappy composting factory opens video

A Christchurch mother has just opened her second disposable nappy-composting factory near Wellington.

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Ruby and Rosie Formosa were joined at the belly button

Conjoined twins' separation a success video

The parents of conjoined twins have shared their happiness after the operation to separate the girls was a success.

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Wayne Cutfield says there needs to be more emphasis on educating teenage girls about unhealthy eating before getting pregnant

First-borns more prone to obesity - expert

Unhealthy lifestyles in women leading up to pregnancy can affect the life-long health of their future offspring.

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A new study will compare woven flax bassinets to portable cots

Flax bassinets may prevent baby deaths

Flax bassinets are being reintroduced in the hope of reducing the number of Maori infants who die in bed with their parents.

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Laila's father said he would buy a lottery ticket (file pic)

Baby a numerologist's delight

A dream alignment for numerologists has come true in the delivery room of a Des Moines hospital.

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Woman suspected of killing 5 babies

A woman killed her five infants shortly after giving birth in secret at home and in the woods.

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The soldier was not aware she was pregnant (file)

Soldier unexpectedly gives birth video

Hours after a British soldier in Afghanistan told medics she had stomach pains, she unexpectedly gave birth to a boy.

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Baby born in NASCAR parking lot

A New Hampshire woman and her baby are doing fine after the woman gave birth in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway parking lot.

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Dads spend around 8.5 hours a day with their kids on weekends

Father's Day - by the numbers

Statistics New Zealand says new Kiwi dads are, on average, four years older than their own dads were when they were born.

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Sir Ray Avery with his affordable incubator

Kiwi's incubator for third world babies video

A British study has found a serious flaw with expensive medical equipment being donated by rich countries to the world's poor.

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