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New mothers given 'outlandish' advice

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New research by parenting website Netmums shows that new mums are being bombarded with outdated, contradictory and even dangerous parenting advice, and the worse culprits are their own mothers or mothers-in-law. Netmums' founder Siobhan Freegard and columnist and mother Rosie Millard discuss old-fashioned and modern day parenting tips.


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