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Kourtney Kardashian wants a water birth
By Sophie Westnedge on 22/06/2012 17:08:00
A source close to the reality star reportedly reveals her birth plans for baby no 2
Reality star Kourtney Kardashian is allegedly planning a water birth, and her mum and manager Kris Kardashian is unsurprisingly keen to catch the birth on camera, reports Hollywood Life.The star of TV show Keeping up with the Kardashians fuelled
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Hospital births safer for first-time mums, but home births more natural
By Lara Brunt on 25/11/2011 11:20:44
A major study has found that home births are more risky for first-time mums, but hospital births use more intervention
A major study has found that home births are more risky for first-time mums, however, overall 90% of women who gave birth at home had ‘normal births’, with fewer assisted deliveries, c-sections and other common interventions.The Birthplace
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Drug that reduces risk of premature birth approved in US
By Kimberley Smith on 08/02/2011 13:25:01
Prevention of premature birth given a boost as US approves drug to help reduce the chances of at-risk mums going into labour early
A new drug to prevent preterm birth has been approved by the US Food and Drug Association. The drug, Makena, has shown promising results in trials but needs more research before it is likely to be available in the UK.Given to mums-to-be by injection
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Know-how: Vitamin K at Birth
By Sarah Lawson on 05/05/2009 01:32:42
Many hospitals advise giving a vitamin K injection at birth, we explain why this is, and how it's given
be found in dairy products. Some bacteria in our intestines also produce it naturally, so adults are very rarely lacking in it.Why might my new baby need a vitamin K boost?Babies have low levels of vitamin K at birth because their intestines do not yet
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ThinkBaby’s birth and baby groups
By ThinkBaby on 20/01/2012 17:55:42
Share your pregnancy journey with mums who are due, or gave birth, in the same month as you
Birth clubsJust found out you’re expecting? Keeping all the excitement to yourself is so hard, so our birth groups are the perfect place to meet and chat to other mums-to-be due at the same time as you.Compare your morning sickness, moods
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Home birth “hysteria” criticised by senior midwife
By Kimberley Smith on 17/08/2010 14:25:16
Concerns voiced over anti-home birth sentiment in the medical profession by general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives
Cathy Warwick, the general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, has voiced her concerns about a backlash against home births in response to an editorial in the Lancet medical journal.The Lancet’s editorial responded to claims by a US report
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Celebrity births – four star babies arrive
By Joanna Harvey on 10/05/2011 16:37:18
Mariah Carey, Emma Bunton and Alicia Silverstone all gave birth in past few days
Three celebrities became mums this week after giving birth to 3 boys and a girl between them.Mariah Carey became the first mum to give birth. It was revealed this week that her twins, a boy and girl, unusually named Moroccan and Monroe, were born
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59-year-old gives birth to twins
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/07/2006 11:31:52
An American woman has given birth to twins at the age of 59, after donor egg treatment.
The BBC and New York Post have reported that a woman who will be 60 years old in August, has given birth to twins.Lauren Cohen already has a 27-year-old daughter but wanted a family with her new husband, who is 20 years her junior. The couple have
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Kourtney Kardashian reveals her birth plans
By Sophie Westnedge on 11/06/2012 12:44:08
Pregnant Kourtney reveals which family members she plans to have present when she gives birth
Pregnant reality star Kourtney Kardashian has revealed her birth plan and who she’s chosen to be in the labour room with her when she has baby number 2.Kourtney (as well as her sisters Kim and Khloe) revealed all in an interview with US chat show
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Birth and Beyond
By ThinkBaby on 12/06/2005 16:31:04
Obstetrician Dr Yehudi Gordon's comprehensive tome on the the path towards and into parenthood
Birth and Beyond - Dr. Yehudi Gordon A wealth of information reassuringly and sympathetically written. Great reference section at the backWith so much information it can take a little while to familiarise yourself with the book and realise how
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