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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
is usually taken about a week after your baby was born.The visiting midwife can do this simple test at your home; there is no need to make an appointment at the clinic or GP surgery to have this done.If your baby is born prematurely, it is likely that your
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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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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'.
.When a baby is born, the soft skull is deliberately designed to close in so that the baby’s head can pass through the pelvis. However, this and the general experience of childbirth can leave a baby with short- or long-term stress points such as headaches
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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.
message back to the monitor and the test is often given to a sleeping newborn who is completely untroubled by the experience.Why is a hearing test needed so early?The RNID estimate that one or two children in every 1000 born in the UK each year have some
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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
bloody stump. What happens when the cord is cutThe umbilical cord is cut once the baby is born. (Some parents and birth practitioners still believe this moment is hugely symbolic and prefer it not to be done too quickly, but in regular hospital situations
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Baby's Sickness: When to Call the Doctor
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/06/2008 00:32:34
Many babies go through periods when they are unwell for a day or even just a few hours, but when does sickness require GP attention?
Although most babies, happily, don't suffer serious illness in their early months, it's always good to have an overview of Baby Health & Safety.Baby sickness can be caused quite easily and doesn't always mean your child is seriously unwell. After
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