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All Newborns to get Hearing Test
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/03/2006 09:53:29
A reliable, safe hearing test at birth is to be rolled out across England after regional UK successes.
completely thorough.The test at birth is quick and unobtrusive for the newborn, and checks how the ear responds to sound. The test is referred to as AOAE, which stands for Automated Otoacoustic Emissions. A further test can be made if there are concerns
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What is the newborn hearing test?
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/10/2006 12:21:46
Technology has come a long way in diagnosing hearing problems in children and now babies can have a painless test at birth.
After trials in various parts of the country, the option of giving newborn babies a hearing test within hours of their birth has now become a national NHS policy. But what is it and how does it work?How does a newborn get a reliable hearing test
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New Baby: Umbilical Cord Care
By Laura Lee Davies on 08/09/2008 00:43:45
Caring for your baby's healing cord stump in the days after birth
The First 48 Hours of your baby's life will pass in a whirlwind. Even if the birth has been straightforward, there are medical checks and procedures (see link above for more on these) as well as that amazing chance for parents and baby to get
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Babies and Thrush
By Laura Lee Davies on 15/10/2008 02:10:04
Babies can get oral thrush soon after birth - how to spot it and how to treat it
Candida albicans is a fungal infection which can be passed to your baby during the birth. Not surprisingly, it is therefore most common in babies in the early weeks. (It can occur later too, however.)Oral thrush is when a baby has white spots in his mouth
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Know-how: Blood Spot Test
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/02/2008 01:21:58
This blood test, taken from all newborn babies, checks for serious conditions which may need urgent treatment
If you have had a baby before, you may have come across the Blood Spot test when it was referred to as the Guthrie Test. (It is also described as the 'heel prick test'.) What is the Blood Spot Test?In the few days after your baby's birth your
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Cranial Osteopathy and babies
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/07/2009 00:28:54
This popular therapy has been linked to releasing tension in new babies and helping with unsettled infants, sleep problems and 'colic'.
Cranial osteopathy is a form of physical therapy which can help babies and children after the experience of birth leaves them with overt or underlying pain, or knock-on effects of the stress of birth which can include colic, difficulty feeding
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BLISS's booklets for parents of premature babies
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/09/2006 01:44:04
The charity supporting the care and wellbeing of premature and sick babies, BLISS, has published three new booklets to help parents understand their role in their child's new life.
, body language and behaviour from birth.‘Going Home’ addresses that big day when parents can finally bring home their child. As a main carer, a new parent feels a real weight of responsibility for such a vulnerable new baby and this booklet helps to ease
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Know-how: Baby Snuffles
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/11/2007 01:36:06
Heavy breathing and noisy gurgles aren't always a sign of a baby cold, but what might these sounds relate to?
In winter it is easy for babies to pick up colds and runny noses just like the rest of the family. For ideas about how to keep sickness at bay, make sure you check out our tips for winter family health. If a baby less than six weeks old develops a
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New babies and eyecare
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/07/2009 02:07:02
When your new baby is being bathed or washed, there is no need to vigoursly wash her face, and be careful of her eyes.
As with much of your baby's washing regime you need to take care when cleaning your baby's eyes. Jaundice after the birth can make the eyes appear yellowy, but this will soon clear. But sometimes new babies (or any baby suffering from a bout
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New Baby: Gurgles, Hiccups and Sneezes
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/01/2009 02:28:58
What noises does a new baby make - and are they all normal?
just a way of your baby clearing out those fluids from being in the womb and from birth.HiccupsThere is nothing more cute than seeing a tiny baby hiccup - it seems such a mature motion for such a new baby! You may have noticed your baby having hiccups
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