Babble Wrap: 24-Hour National Breastfeeding Helpline
Posted by Kym Weathersten at 10:53 AM on March 23, 2009
24-Hour National Breastfeeding Helpline
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today officially launched a national toll-free 24-hour helpline to provide support with breastfeeding information. Australian Government Department of Health
‘Numerous Children’ Dead In US Plane Crash
A plane has crashed and burst into flames in Montana killing 17 people, including numerous children, US authorities say. SMH
Actor Needed Only ‘Simple Operation’
The Australian neurosurgeon who coined the term “talk and die” for delayed-onset brain injury has described how actor Natasha Richardson could have been saved by a relatively simple operation. The Australian
GPs Urged To Measure Up
Tracking statistics on how effectively patients of GPs are being treated — a prospect that has drawn dramatically closer with the recent draft report of the federal Government’s main health advisory body — does not have to be onerous or controversial. The Australian
Parents Lose Fight To Keep Alive Chronically Ill Son ‘Baby OT’
A chronically ill nine-month-old baby boy died yesterday morning after judges ruled treatment must be withdrawn. His parents were said by their lawyer to be too upset to face the media. Independent
Madonna’s Nanny Quits… Then Is Told To Leave Immediately
The nanny in sole charge of Madonna’s adopted son David Banda has left suddenly – despite plans for the star to adopt another baby from Malawi. Daily Mail
Parents Lose Fight To Keep Alive Chronically Ill Son ‘Baby OT’
A chronically ill nine-month-old baby boy died yesterday morning after judges ruled treatment must be withdrawn. His parents were said by their lawyer to be too upset to face the media. Independent
The Man Who Transformed A School System
Brother Kelvin Canavan knows how to get a message across – to pupils, prime ministers and popes. SMH
Test-Tube Baby Report Will Scare Parents Of IVF
Couples will be encouraged to use in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment sparingly after a new study revealed it could leave babies with a greater risk of genetic health problems. Independent
The Ages Of Motherhood
The number of women giving birth in their late thirties and forties has doubled in the past decade. What’s it like having a baby in your forties compared with your twenties – or even doing both? To celebrate Mother’s Day, Anna Moore speaks to three women to find out. Telegraph
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