New Parents – Business Insider Australia

Lifestyle Nov. 26, 2020, 5:57 AM

How to support new parents from a distance this holiday season

New parents often feel isolated, even without added restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Insider spoke with a psychiatrist, a family physician, a behaviour expert, and a new mum about how loved ones can support the new parents in their lives this year. Family members and friends can help by providing […]

News Mar. 25, 2020, 6:40 AM

How this New York City couple became one of the last to see their child born together before hospitals instituted a delivery room ban for partners

As of this week, women going into labour in NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals won’t be allowed to have anyone with them, including their partners. The move has been criticised as a traumatic addition to childbirth and is in contrast with World Health Organisation guidelines that state “having a companion of choice present […]

News Mar. 29, 2019, 3:02 AM

Why babies can’t eat honey

Babies less than one-year-old can get seriously sick from eating honey. Honey contains C. botulinum bacteria, which can produce a toxin in a baby’s large intestine, leading to a rare but serious illness known as “infant botulism.” Fortunately, infant botulism is not very common, and infant botulism due to honey […]

Strategy Mar. 27, 2019, 4:44 AM

I spent a week asking parents to share their top parenting tips — here are the 9 best things they told me

Becoming a new parent can be an overwhelming experience. I spent a week asking parents I knew for their best pieces of parenting advice. They told me to make mistakes in front of my child, let them take risks, and not to forget to save some time for just myself. […]

News Nov. 20, 2018, 1:00 AM

There’s a shady market for breast milk in the US where parents risk buying contaminated milk

Breast milk is a huge commodity for parents who cannot breastfeed. Only an estimated 26% of North Americans exclusively breastfed. The rest have to rely on formula, which isn’t the healthiest option for babies, or find a milk bank that sells human breast milk. This forces parents to turn to […]