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Christmas gift guides - your essential guides to gorgeous present ideas
By Kimberley Smith on 02/11/2010 18:39:47
Fab gifts for babies, from birth to 6 months, 6 months to 1 year, to commemorate that first Christmas, plus hot toys, cute comforters and nursery decorations your baby can love as they grow up
Christmas has such a buzz when it involves children. If it's your first year with a baby, there's nothing as fun as spoiling your little bundle with the coolest new products from fab toy companies like Bright Minds, VTech and TOMY.It's a busy time of year, so to save you trekking...
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Does the way a baby’s born affect later behaviour?
By Kimberley Smith on 04/11/2010 13:45:57
Caesarean born babies are calmer while forceps babies could be worse behaved, according to new study
The way your baby comes into the world may have a big impact on the way she behaves, according to a new study of 4,190 children in China.The study found that a difficult birth produces high levels of stress hormones, which can affect a baby
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NHS caesareans by choice a step close
By Kimberley Smith on 31/10/2011 11:28:11
Plans to offer elective caesareans to all women in the UK being drawn up by NICE
All women in the UK will soon be able to request to give birth by caesarean, regardless of their medical history. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) is preparing to issue new guidelines on the subject.The guidelines are expected
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Acupuncture doesn't reduce pain in labour, says new research
By Kimberley Smith on 28/04/2010 16:12:03
Acupuncture may not be an effective treatment for mums-to-be in labour.
% of women trialed. And it’s only for the first 30 minutes.Mums treated with acupuncture did require less pain relieving drugs but this has been attributed to the belief that the treatment works and their desire to give birth without drugs.Acupuncture has
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Risks for babies born one week early – the real story
By Kimberley Smith on 09/06/2010 14:00:18
Today’s headlines announcing that babies born just 1 week early are more likely to have “special educational needs” are sensationalizing the truth
was 5.1%. However, at full tern, the risk is still 4% so the early birth only slightly increases that risk.The warnings come as the number of planned caesareans, usually performed at 39 weeks, is on the rise. The study does point out that elective
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IVF treatment for older women needs “greater freedom”
By Kimberley Smith on 12/01/2012 15:56:51
Risk of using two embryos in IVF is outweighed by higher chance of success, say experts
taking. But due to the risk of multiple births this created, clinics were told to implant only one egg.However, in the largest review of IVF success rates, experts found that for women over 40, it was a risk worth taking. More embryos were found
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Smoking could add complications to pre-eclampsia pregnancies
By Kimberley Smith on 29/07/2010 15:20:53
Mums-to-be who smoke are more likely to have complications associated with pre-eclampsia, finds study
Mums-to-be who smoke during their pregnancy and develop pre-eclampisa may be more likely to suffer complications associated with the condition, a study in Canada has found.The study looked at the records of 300,000 births between 2004 and 2006
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‘Caesareans by choice should be every woman’s right’
By Kimberley Smith on 27/06/2011 13:27:04
As Victoria Beckham’s pre-booked labour date approaches, the debate over elective caesareans kicks off again
The number of mums giving birth by elective caesarean in the UK has risen in the past year from 3.6% to 5.5% of all births. But despite criticism that the procedure is an easy way out for women “too posh to push”, experts are split over which method
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Baby born in helicopter on wedding day
By Kimberley Smith on 06/09/2010 12:47:36
Newlyweds flown to hospital as labour begins 14 weeks early
An couple’s beach wedding on Hamilton Island, off the coast of Australia, this weekend became even more memorable than planned, as the bride went into labour 14 weeks early.Born at just 26 weeks, the baby made a dramatic appearance at 7am as her mum and dad were flown from the is...
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Jason Manford sends mum into labour
By Kimberley Smith on 19/10/2010 12:31:34
Comedian and TV host made mum-to-be laugh so hard she went into labour at the gig!
A mum-to-be laughed so hard at Jason Manford’s gig in Sheffield last week that her waters broke during the encore. But before heading to hospital for the birth, she had time for her hubby to take a quick snap of her with the comedian.“This woman
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