Australia’s ‘Baby Bonus’ Causing a Problem

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There is an increase in birth announcements in Australia and it’s not due to more love and happiness, but money.

The government offers mothers (married or single) a $5,000 bonus, tax free, when they deliver their baby. This money is probably to help absorb some of the increased costs that go along with a new baby, but that is not what is going towards…

Adelaide-based social worker Sue Vardon said on Monday there had been a spike in the number of babies being handed over by their mothers into the care of the state in the three years since the government began paying a bounty for every new baby born.

It is sad to hear that someone would carry a baby for 40 weeks, just to receive a pay off and hand the child over like there is no bond there.

Maybe the government should reform their plan and offer a dollar amount that could be used at a department store for family supplies or baby gear.

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Jen and Ben Share Some Love

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The Affleck’s were seen on strolling through the Farmer’s Market in Brentwood sharing a cute moment.

Violet seems like unaffected by her parents moment of affection.

SO cute!!

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This set would be perfect for a family in an urban setting that is low on space.

It is a splurge, but worth looking at if you are in the market for a bunk bed.

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4 Remaining BC Sextuplets Home And Doing Well

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Since their birth in January, the details about these babies have been very secretive. There was no pre media coverage, no family website and definitely no public online registries.

The four boys and two girls arrived each weighing about 800 grams, or 1.8 pounds, and were born between 25 and 26 weeks into their mom’s pregnancy.

The mother had been at B.C. Women’s Hospital and Health Centre for several weeks because doctors wanted to keep her stable to maximize the time the babies would stay in the womb.

During the delivery one of the babies was born naturally and the others by emergency caesarean section.

One week after the babies arrived the first baby passed away and then the second one a week after that.

The time the babies spent in the hospital was filled with legal battles with the government over blood transfusions and temporary custody.

No updates were released on the health or status of the remaining babies, so I was surprised to read yesterday that the lawyer for the couple announced that the infants were home and doing well.

Shane Brady said the infants have been at home for months.

He said their parents, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, are happy to have them out of the hospital.

The couple is involved in a legal battle over the B.C. government’s seizure of some of the infants for blood transfusions, a medical procedure not accepted by their religion.

Related Articles:

Canada’s 1st Set Of Sextuplets: Tiny, But Alive
The Sextuplet Blood Transfusion Issue

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