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Pregnant women benefit from strong community
By Kimberley Smith on 03/08/2010 13:27:11
Mums-to-be from strong communities have lower stress and better health, finds study
A strong community around a mum-to-be helps keep you healthy, a study has found. Regardless of social background, pregnant women who come from tight-knit communities tend to be less stressed and have lower blood pressure than those who don’t feel
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Music and your unborn baby
By ThinkBaby on 13/03/2008 00:00:41
Can the sounds outside the womb really affect your baby?
that connection with the womb via sound stimulation is certainly a positive route to bonding, just as your voice will be an important and reassuring link with your baby from birth onwards.By about six months, a fetus has well-developed hearing and by birth a baby
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Know-how: Pregnancy Massage
By Debra Stottor on 11/08/2008 01:39:50
Massage can leave you feeling relaxed, destressed and altogether calmer – and it’s just as beneficial during pregnancy
If you’ve ever had a massage, you’ll know that it can leave you feeling relaxed, destressed and altogether calmer – and it’s just as beneficial during pregnancyWhat can massage do for me?The Touch Research Institute in Miami has found that expectant
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Miriam Stoppard's new pregnancy and baby books
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/09/2006 14:41:59
The glamourous celeb doctor offers useful advice and tips in these handbag-sized guides to pregnancy and parenting.
size and are well designed, addressing health questions, possible concerns and also addressing the emotional side of having a baby.'Healthy Pregnancy'This easy-to-read book is a dip-into reference book about the development of the baby inside you
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Your top 10 worries sorted!
By Becky Seery on 06/12/2009 01:17:19
Our stress-free guide to overcoming your mum-to-be anxieties
for their height tend to put on between 22lb and 28lb during pregnancy. But while this certainly isn’t the time to diet, you still need to go easy on the chocolate biscuits. Dr Joanne Lunn, nutrition scientist from the British Nutrition Foundation agrees: ‘Needs
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Staying intimate without sex
By Maria Muennich on 10/10/2007 01:10:59
How can you keep the flame of intimacy alive in your relationship at times when sex is off the menu?
you don't have time to cuddle right now, but even stopping whichever of the hundred jobs you have lined up and holding each other for a minute or two can say so much and help keep the physical bond between you.Go out on a date - Time with each other
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What does the future hold for your baby-to-be?
By Celia Morgan on 05/01/2010 16:40:51
Discover what your unborn baby's horoscope reveals about the secrets of his or her personality...
to gather some early clues to your baby’s personality… Your Aries babyMarch 21 – April 20As a natural leader with an active mind your Aries baby may be very determined, whether he’s behaving or not! Be firm and patient and you’ll find your bond will grow. He
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