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Stillbirth is a tragedy for parents and families and has enormous impacts on parents and their wider family and friends, as well as on...

Emotions are communication. From a very young age we are learning the emotional skills we need to identify, express & manage our...

The human brain is marvellous. Babies are born with ~120 billion brain cells, that’s 40% more than what we have as adults. The basic...

Skin-to-skin, aka “Kangaroo Care”, is the process of placing a baby directly onto a mother’s naked chest after birth. Skin-to-skin...

In the early weeks, newborns can sleep like the dead, and day-nap like champions. However, at 8-10 weeks, it’s normal for the “cat...

Mastitis (from the Greek ‘mastos’ = breast & ‘itis’ = inflammation) affects breastfeeding mammals and is characterised by inflammation of...

Every new parent has the same thoughts, “how the hell do I do this?”, “why didn’t this baby come with a manual?” or “this baby sure...

Moving house? We just did 🎉 While we’re still settling into our new home, there was some information & a few tips I garnered from the...

There are hundreds of people out there calling themselves ‘parenting experts’. Often, as parents we seek the guidance of these experts...

Hi there, I’ve had a few new faces join recently so wanted to make sure you all knew who the human was behind this account. My name is...

“Of course you judge parents in restaurants before you have kids. That’s how the human race survives, each person thinking they can do it...

Having a kid changes your brain. It doesn’t just give you “Pregnancy/Baby/Mum Brain” (though that happens too), it literally changes the...

Science Minded operates with a few basic principles in mind. These values are at the core of who we are and what we do. Today I’m...

In the last 30 years, there’s been a rapid rise in allergies. Clearly there’s a genetic component, but other reasons include changing...

In Australia, at least half of women who’ve had a child have some degree of pelvic floor damage. The most significant form of damage is...

In my breastfeeding journey I found a basic understanding of anatomy was invaluable to my understanding of how breastfeeding works....

There's no shortage of opinions about who & how parents stay home to raise kids. But what does research say? Despite changing attitudes...

Sensory play is specifically designed to stimulate children’s senses. These experiences are essential for healthy brain development &...

🔅Neophobia🔅 Research shows children usually start refusing new foods around 2 years old. From an evolutionary perspective, neophobia =...

At the turn of the 20th century, toys were rarely marketed to different genders. By the 1940s, manufacturers quickly caught on to the...