The wahakura... or flax-made baby basket... is being deemed just as safe as a bedside bassinet. There's hope new findings will mean flax bassinets are recommended more for babies. There'd been fears ...

Woven flax baskets, called ipu whenua, are being offered as a culturally responsive birthing practice for all women who wish to take home and bury their placenta. The initiative facilitated by ...

Midwives say a Green Party policy to provide a flax sleeping basket for newborn babies could see a decrease in cotdeath. The Wahakura Welcome pack will contain a woven flax basket for newborn babies ...