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Midwives to use volunteers - plan revealed
By Susie Boone on 07/03/2011 16:15:23
Using volunteer help could ease the midwife shortage situation, says report
in labour.According to The Observer, the plan would be for volunteers to give support to midwives by filling in forms, taking blood pressure and possibly giving breastfeeding advice.The report then goes further – suggesting that midwives could undertake some
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Dad-to-be pregnancy calendar
By Sophie Westnedge on 19/04/2012 15:34:50
The essential pregnancy milestones a dad-to-be needs to know
’ll want to find out what to look out for and when and how you can get involved.Dad-to-be pregnancy milestonesWeek 2-4: Finding out the newsWeek 8: First antenatal appointmentWeek 12: First scanWeek 17: Boy or girlWeek 20: Second scanWeeks 21 and 22: First
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Contraception after birth
By ThinkBaby on 19/01/2008 09:11:37
What are your options and how does breastfeeding affect them?
). The failure rate is about 1 in 200 for female sterilisation and 1 in 2,000 for males. Sterilisation cannot easily be reversed, so it goes without saying that you need to be absolutely sure you don’t want any more children before undergoing such drastic
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Calls to test mums-to-be for hidden thyroid problems
By Louise Mellor on 04/05/2011 11:58:31
Early testing could predict your chances of having a thyroid condition during pregnancy or after giving birth
Pregnant women and any woman planning on having a baby should be checked for hidden thyroid conditions, say researchers in the Czech Republic. Pregnancy can worsen or bring on thyroid problems because the balance of your hormones changes so
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NHS teaches pregnant women to hypnotise themselves
By Kimberley Smith on 14/02/2011 14:23:49
NHS asks first-time mums-to-be to help investigate hypnosis in labour as an alternative to painkillers
. If the results are promising we will do further trials.”Making your birth plan? Find out more about your pain relief options.
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Pink’s new mum meltdown
By Jayne Braithwaite on 13/07/2011 13:04:25
How having baby Willow Sage took celeb mum Pink to the brink
of a natural home delivery, she had to undergo a caesarean because her baby was not in the right position for birth. “I was really looking forward to the whole rite of passage – giving birth perfectly present and un-medicated, in the way nature intended
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The more stressed you are, the more likely you'll give birth to a girl
By Daniella Delaney on 17/10/2011 08:42:29
New findings mean the economic downturn could see a boom in female babies
really influence the sex of your baby? Well, it's been recorded that in the months after the 9/11 terror attacks, far fewer boys were born in New York, and in the economic chaos that followed the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1991 it was found that far
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Oh baby! Boy born weighing 13lb 5.5oz
By Sophie Westnedge on 04/05/2012 16:10:14
Amazed parents welcome the birth of their son who rivals Britain's heaviest baby ever
delivered her son by caesarian section. Abby had planned to have a natural birth but, after being induced twice, she had a caesarian section 13 days after her due date, reports The Mirror. "It was a blessing in the end as I wouldn't have wanted to try that
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Sienna Miller takes off on a babymoon
By Sophie Westnedge on 04/05/2012 14:56:05
The actress has been papped enjoying a pre-baby holiday before the birth of her first child
Sienna Miller has been spotted enjoying a babymoon in the Italien Riviera before she gives birth to her first baby. The pregnant actress revealed her plans for a relaxing get away with her partner Tom Sturridge in an interview in the latest UK issue
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Una Healy has given birth
By Kimberley Smith on 13/03/2012 15:37:30
Congratulations are in order for The Saturdays star and Ben Foden, who have become parents to a baby girl
Congratulations to Una Healy, 30, and Ben Foden, 26, who have become parents for the first time. Una has given birth to a baby girl, though no name or weight has yes been released.But according to Hello Magazine, the little girl has been named Aoife
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