Health

Babies and cleft palate

The moment the sonographer indicates there might be a problem with your baby is heart stopping for any parent.

Botched circumcisions kill boys

More than 20 South African boys have died in the past week, and police are saying botched circumcisions are the likely cause.

Birthmark baby a poster girl

All Heather Ward remembers of the miracle disappearance of a large strawberry birthmark on her nose is the "red medicine" she took for more than a year.

Early formula not the enemy

A new study shows that limited early formula supplementation might actually help some mums breast-feed longer.

Dummy sucking

Toddlers are less likely to have asthma and itchy rashes if their parents 'cleaned' their dummies by sucking on them.

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Screener's faked tests 'too fast'

A screener who was faking hearing test results for babies was exposed by the speed of her work.

Prem learning problems

Disability rates may be rising as more premature babies are saved, but go on to have limitations in social and practical skills, research says.

Mum backs free vaccines

Tracy Ayto still remembers the fear when her son was coughing so severely he was vomiting.

Colic, migraines linked

Children who were colicky as infants are more likely to suffer from migraines as they get older, a new study hints.

Music helps prem babies

Singing to premature babies may help slow their heart rate and improve sleep and eating patterns, a new study suggests.

Stroke victim now full of life

Jacob Flanagan was 17 months old when he had a stroke, but has made a remarkable recovery.

Meds to help babies sleep

Sleep-deprived, stressed parents are turning to medication as grizzly, screaming infants keep them awake for hours with severe bouts of reflux.

A family's Easter miracle

Parker Moodie is lucky to be alive after a grapefruit-sized tumour was removed in an extremely risky surgery just days after his birth.

HIV 'cure' raises hope, questions

The remarkable case of a baby being cured of HIV infection has raised new hopes for eradicating the infection.

Bottles could put babies at risk

Parents are feeding their babies with bottles that have faulty volume markings, putting them at risk.

Baby deaths hit record low

The number of babies dying in New Zealand hit a record low last year.

The facts on cradle cap

Cradle cap is common in newborn babies. Caused by the same increased oil production that's usually behind baby acne, it will also usually clear up after a few weeks or months.

Circumcision tied to less pleasure

Men circumcised either as children or adults report less intense sexual pleasure and orgasm than their uncircumcised counterparts, according to a new study from Belgium.

First-born health woes

Eldest children at greater risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, new study finds.

Baby acne: the facts

Baby acne, sometimes referred to as milk rash or newborn acne, is common in infants, and really nothing to worry about.

Does omega-3 benefit babies?

A review of the existing evidence finds it to be inconclusive about whether omega-3 fatty acids taken by mothers during pregnancy boost their kids' brain development early in life.