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Babies grasp number, space and time concepts at just 9 months!
By Kimberley Smith on 16/06/2010 13:02:10
Babies may recognise physical concepts better than previously thought, finds study
Babies have been found to be sensitive to the ideas of “more than” or “less than” and relate numbers, sizes and duration at just 9 months, a new study has found.The research has contradicted the long held idea that a baby’s impression of the world
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Premature babies: How they develop
By Maria Muennich on 27/11/2009 08:06:22
Corrected vs actual age, immunisations, physical growth and the long-term outlook - how are things different for premmies?
Most premature babies develop into normal, healthy children and have caught up with their born-at-term peers in terms of development and growth by the time they are a couple of years old. But the prognosis for premature babies and their parents
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Brain-storming t-shirts for mums
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/04/2006 15:21:34
Groebaby have come up with the simple but brilliant idea of putting bold, stimulating images on t-shirts for babies to gaze at.
It's all very well to have development-enhancing mobiles and toys around your house, but we love the direct approach of Groebaby, who make t-shirts featuring brain-stimulating designs for parents to wear when rocking their babies!Heidi Mc
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Omega-3 could reduce risk of premature birth and postnatal depression
By Kimberley Smith on 14/11/2011 14:38:11
Fish oils containing omega-3 found to reduce risk of early birth and lower the likelihood of postnatal depression, by new study
given a placebo between weeks 19 and 21 of pregnancy.The study also looked at the development of the babies once they had been born. It found that there was a 60% reduction in slow development of brain function and language skills in babies whose mums
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Health visitors help reduce chances of suffering PND
By Matt Fricker on 18/08/2010 11:24:19
New mums who have an assigned health visitor are less likely to suffer from postnatal depression, a new report has found
Mums who are given psychological support by specially trained health visitors are less likely to develop postnatal depression, according to a new report. The study, from the universities of Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, looked at more than 2
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The smart way to look after you and your baby
By Jointace on 05/02/2007 11:42:17
The benefits of Omega 3 for foetal brain and eye development have been extensively researched in the last few years.
of DHA leads to DHA rich milk7, which is essential for the infant’s neuronal development. When babies are fed on DHA rich breast milk it can help support their cognitive development, hand-eye co-ordination, psychomotor development and visual acuity.8
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Alcohol in Pregnancy: Yes or No?
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/06/2010 02:04:13
Every time one study claims women should cut out drinking, another study suggests a little drink is fine in pregnancy - so what should you do?
Another day, another verdict on drinking in pregnancy! Unlike smoking in pregnancy, for which there are several large studies which can definitively prove that smoking when expecting a baby IS harmful, the cases for and against drinking
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