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Dutch Cradle Care at home in Australia, taking the stress out of having a newborn

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Anna Harreveld started a Dutch Cradle Care business in Queensland providing in home care for mothers with newborns, which leads to less occupancy of hospital beds and to an easy ride into motherhood. She hopes the service will eventually be government funded, like it is in the Netherlands.


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By Jopie Witzand

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Anna Harreveld started a Dutch Cradle Care business in Queensland providing in home care for mothers with newborns, which leads to less occupancy of hospital beds and to an easy ride into motherhood. She hopes the service will eventually be government funded, like it is in the Netherlands.



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