they will probably monitor the baby anyway, and where a scan can ensure that abruption (when the placenta comes away from the uterus wall) has not occurred. This is very rare, even when a woman has had quite a serious accident, but it can be checked for

June 19 to 25 2006 is Child Safety Week.To mark this, we'll be running various safety articles through the week and directing you to useful tips already on ThinkBaby.Organised by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, Child Safety Week is aimed

help from health professionals when bathing their baby. If you are concerned about how you should be bathing your newborn then don’t forget to check out our article on bathing your new baby.To help support the prevention of childhood accidents Baby

From that moment when your baby first begins to push up, life is going to get a lot faster for your child! But while you are encouraging him to sit up, crawl, cruise and walk, you will also realise that it’s time to make his surroundings much more safe.Until he can move on his ow...

Bedwetting can be an embarrassing and traumatic experience for both parent and child yet it is almost as common as asthma in young children. Around 20% of four year-olds and 10% of eight year olds wet the bed at least twice a week, yet despite it being such a common occurrence, ...

Swim Nappies - Why use them?Swimming is a wonderful activity for babies and young children. You can take your newborn to the pool when she's just a few weeks or months old, so it's fair to say potty training will be a long way off!Swim nappies allow even the tiniest babies to spl...

Any pregnant woman knows that giving urine samples becomes a regular habit over nine months! There are good health reasons for urine samples in pregnancy but weeing into a bottle is never easy!Lisa Griffiths was inspired to develop the 'We Collect' device, she is now launching, w...

Be accident awareUse fireworks safely Be preparedCheck on elderly relatives and neighboursFor more ideas and advice on fire safety, check out family fire safety.Safety goes beyond the homeThe CSEF also point out that road

Every week in the UK, over 2000 children and young people are admitted to hospital because of injury, and every week five children or young people will die due to accidents. Many of these accidents are preventable, hence the annual campaign

Toddler injuries from cot and playpen accidents totalled 10,000 in the US last year, prompting claims that cot manufacturers still need to do more to improve safety.The report, in the journal Pediatrics, found that the majority of incidents happened