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Coeliac disease and your baby need to know
By Sophie Westnedge on 11/05/2012 16:56:56
From the symptoms to what foods to avoid, find out the essentials about coeliac disease and you baby
members of the family have the condition then children have a 1 in 10 chance of getting it, according to Coeliac UK.How is it treated?Coeliac disease is treated by following a strict gluten-free diet so forms of gluten must be cut out. 'Gluten' describes
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Review: Eating Well When You're Expecting
By Sarah Lawson on 29/06/2006 10:40:00
From the 'What to Expect...' team, this is a great reference and recipe book that answers your questions about pregnancy eating.
Murkoff's own 'What To Expect... When You're Expecting') have chapters on eating well during pregnancy, but there's no denying that the subject warrants its own book.Murkoff starts by admitting that, whilst her diet was in A-one condition when she got
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Infertility – an overview of common causes
By ThinkBaby on 08/07/2009 01:03:05
There's a wide variety of reasons why couples may have difficulty conceiving - it's just as likely to be a male problem as a female problem, and doesn't necessarily require medical intervention
with both partners reduce the chances of conception.What causes infertility?Causes of fertility problems men and women experience can be separated into two main groups:Lifestyle & dietary factorsMedical conditions & clinical factorsLifestyle factorsIf you
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Progesterone and pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/09/2009 01:13:41
The complex hormonal balance needed for successful conception includes all-important progesterone.
Progesterone has an important part to play in the condition of the wall of your uterus and problems here can make it hard for a fertilised egg to successfully embed itself properly. It can also mean that miscarriage is more likely
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NHS IVF good for UK economy
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/06/2006 10:51:58
Professor Bill Ledger argues that children born by IVF play a long-term role in helping the economy of the UK.
and embryo research, including extending tests for genetic predispositions before a woman is given IVF treatment. This is good news for couples who fear they have genetic make-up which might cause their children to have serious inherited conditions
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Fainting in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/11/2009 01:11:45
What you should know fainting and dizziness when you're expecting.
on and many doctors will ask you to have another iron test if they are at all concerned.If you are getting fainting spells, it can be as a result of iron deficiency and the lack of red blood cells being created. This condition can be easily rectified with a
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Blood tests in pregnancy
By ThinkBaby on 12/04/2006 15:43:15
From routine booking in tests to the triple test: what to expect from blood tests in pregnancy and what they're all for
of pregnancy. Different tests can be carried out to measure the levels of various hormones and proteins in the blood to offer some indication of the risk of certain conditions such as spina bifida and Down's syndrome. To screen for only spina bifida a blood
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Night work link with premature birth possible
By ThinkBaby on 12/12/2005 09:55:40
More inconclusive study findings from the US suggest further research advisable
nearly two thousand pregnant women in their seventh month to look at how working conditions affected birth and babies' birth weights. Among the areas investigated were physical activity in the workplace during pregnancy, such as lifting heavy objects
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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?
babies will sometimes wake from sleeping if outside conditions suddenly change in volume. But there is no clear evidence that persistent loud noise harms the unborn child (say, if the mother works in a factory), and you shoudn't be worried about attending
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Is sex in pregnancy safe?
By ThinkBaby on 22/11/2010 13:13:38
In pregnancies considered high-risk, or with some other complications, you may be advised to abstain from sex
the condition has caused a previous miscarriage), where the cervix is weakened and opens prematurely, you will probably be advised to abstain from sex for the duration of your pregnancy. Find out more about an incompetent cervix.High risk of premature delivery
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