Several babies in Western Australia have been infected by measles after a “non-vaccinating” family brought the preventable disease back from Bali.

Identical twins Gabrielle and Jasmine were delivered on Christmas Eve 2002. Their long term survival was questionable from day one.

Catherine Hughes expressed her recent joy on the news that her home state of Western Australia can now boast one of the highest rates of vaccination in the world.

On Tuesday 25th August Jazmyn was a bright bubbly happy little girl, but at 10pm that night things took a turn in a direction that no one could have seen coming.

Pertussis (or whooping cough) is extremely contagious which is why it is so important to understand how you as a parent, can protect yourself and your child from this potentially fatal disease.

In September 2015, my 5 month old Fern had a cold. We went to the doctors a few times within a 3 week period and I was told she had asthma, then bronchitis.

I’ve just had my flu shot – that’s half of my pregnancy vaccinations complete.

There is so much incorrect information about it on the internet, often spread around by those who sell “alternatives” to vaccines.

Riley Hughes was born a gorgeous and healthy baby boy on February 13th, 2015. He was our second child and we were so delighted to have him in our family.

On the 13th of February 2015, proud parents Catherine and Greg Hughes along with their daughter .. welcomed their beautiful baby boy, Riley. Their time together as a family was precious and sadly, short-lived, with Riley passing away 32 days later from whooping cough.