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![Baby debate: Cuddle or cry?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baby debate: Cuddle or cry?
Changing baby care fads are confusing, says celebrity supernanny Rachel Waddilove, who advocates 'old-fashioned common sense'. But her own approach can be controversial...
![Keeping Mum: Do we hate kids?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Keeping Mum: Do we hate kids?
Do we really want to be part of a society where children are considered a nuisance from the day they are born?
![Poll: Cafe made right call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Poll: Cafe made right call
A poll shows almost 90 per cent of people think the café did the right thing, asking the mother to remove her crying baby.
![Cafe asks mum to remove crying baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cafe asks mum to remove crying baby
A parent support group has slammed a Mount Maunganui cafe for asking a mother to take her crying baby outside - the second incident in the past year.
![First time parents get mental health boost - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First time parents get mental health boost - study
First-time parents enjoy improved mental health and reduced psychological stress after their baby is born, according to new research.
![Clot kills top lawyer after she gives birth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Clot kills top lawyer after she gives birth
A former Crown prosecutor has died suddenly in Christchurch Hospital from a "very rare" blood clot just three weeks after giving birth to her son.
![Eye drops linked to baby's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Eye drops linked to baby's death
A coroner has recommended weaker strength eye drops be available after a premature baby died of septicaemia caused by eye drops linked to an illness in her bowel.
![Eat with adults and avoid baby food - baby expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Eat with adults and avoid baby food - baby expert
Small children nearing their first birthday should spend time eating meals with adults.
![Kardashian, West buy $13m mansion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kardashian, West buy $13m mansion
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have bought an $NZ13.2 million mansion in Bel Air.
![Benefits of primitive parenting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Benefits of primitive parenting
Prams should be pushed aside in favour of carrying babies upright to aid quicker development, says a lauded scientist.
![$1m Lotto win bonus with a baby on way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$1m Lotto win bonus with a baby on way
On Friday, Auckland couple Olivia and Brent were struck by the overwhelming joy and financial worry of finding out they were having a baby.
![Tabloids give Abbott much-needed boost in gender fight with IVF tale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tabloids give Abbott much-needed boost in gender fight with IVF tale
Until last weekend, most Australians knew little about Peta Credlin, Tony Abbott's 1.8m (6ft) tall, fiercely loyal and formidably bright chief of staff.
![Silence tortures triplets' parents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Silence tortures triplets' parents
Seven months ago their lives were a happy chaos as they raised energetic and vibrant triplets Lillie, Jackson and Willsher.
![Baby formula extra may hit nappies soon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baby formula extra may hit nappies soon
A chemical additive to soften bottle-fed babies' stools - emulating those of breast-fed infants - is being considered by Food Standards.
![Hearing tests: Babies recalled to hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hearing tests: Babies recalled to hospital
Up to 2000 babies have been recalled to hospital to have their hearing checked after Ministry of Health discovered "irregularities" in its newborn screening programme.
![Warning on safe sleeping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warning on safe sleeping
Parents around the country should be given consistent advice about safe sleeping practices with their newborns.
![Born on 12/12/12 at 12.12pm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Born on 12/12/12 at 12.12pm
In what her parents hope is a good omen, Scarlett Anne Lowe was born at 12.12pm on December 12, 2012.
![Pregnant Duchess leaves hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pregnant Duchess leaves hospital
Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine has left hospital as a furore continues over a prank phone call made to the private London facility by radio presenters.
![Meredith Nash: Pregnancy a precarious perch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meredith Nash: Pregnancy a precarious perch
Many women miscarry without a safety net of support, writes Meredith Nash. But why is it taboo to talk about foetal loss in public?
![Sperm-count fall stirs fears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sperm-count fall stirs fears
The reproductive health of the average male is in sharp decline, the world's largest study of the quality and concentration of sperm has found.