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Insect repellent in pregnancy - is it safe?
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/07/2010 01:39:13
Can you use insect repellent when you're pregnant and what natural repellents are available?
countries where mosquito bites can be a danger, discuss this with your GP. Immunising you to best protect against contracting diseases like malaria is important, but some a href="http://www.thinkbaby.co
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Pampers join with UNICEF to fight tetanus
By Sarah Lawson on 17/11/2006 11:59:26
Buying a pack of Pampers nappies this winter can help fund UNICEF's vital vaccination programme to protect pregnant women and babies.
kill within a week of a baby being born. The disease is contracted by newborn babies through contamination of their umbilical stump with tetanus spores following the birth. This may be because an un-sterile instruments has been used to cut the cord
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New ethical research to combat premature birth
By Monica Stylli on 30/07/2007 01:32:12
The Dr Hadwen Trust aims to replace animal testing with a more humane approach.
-tube that allows researchers to switch on and off particular genes to see what effect they have. The technique uses human womb tissue from caesarean sections which can still contract in the test tube for many days.In conjunction with this research, The Dr Hadwen
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33 weeks pregnant - seven weeks left
By Maria Muennich on 27/08/2008 00:57:55
49 days to go until your due date and you're probably feeling a little cramped in there
into the run-up to birth the pressure on your lungs should ease again. Practice contractions, or Braxton Hicks contractions can be a further source of abdominal discomfort for some women at this stage of pregnancy. All women have Braxton Hicks contractions
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40 weeks pregnant
By Maria Muennich on 14/05/2011 01:21:32
You've made it to your due date, but don't expect baby to arrive today...
to finally have your body back to yourself, holding off a while with induction can be no bad thing. Medical induction can lead to more sudden and more painful contractions and a longer labour, which will increase the likelihood of you needing pain
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Epidurals Safer than Women Think
By Sarah Lawson on 12/01/2009 00:19:21
A new report claims that an epidural for pain relief in labour is not as risky a procedure as patients believe
and at it's most effective can remove the pain of contractions completely without preventing you from feeling touch and the birth of your baby. Less riskAs reported by the BBC, the researchers looked at data on complications arising from the 700,000 pain
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Know-how: Pregnancy Hormones
By Debra Stottor on 08/04/2009 01:39:17
And at-a-glance guide to the various hormones affecting your body through pregnancy
lining healthy. It also stimulates the growth of breast tissue and prevents the uterine muscles from contracting, giving your baby room to grow. This anti-contraction function has its down-sides, though: with the help of the hormone relaxin, it can lead
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Pregnancy second time around - labour and birth
By Maria Muennich on 12/11/2009 01:21:41
You've been through it once, but what can you expect to be different with labour this time?
be in your sole care when contractions begin. So, instead of only having to think about yourself and how you're going to make it through the contractions, you also need to think about how to take care of your child and how to manage the contractions when she
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Swine flu is risk for pregnancy, experts confirm
By Susie Boone on 23/03/2010 06:17:53
Study shows pregnant women more likely to have complications from swine flu
Pregnant women are 13 times more likely to be admitted with a serious illness after contracting swine flu than non-pregnant women. The results have come from a study of pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand, which revealed that 11
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Unborn baby saved by pregnant mum's broken arm
By Susie Boone on 07/05/2010 11:44:19
A mum-to-be's nasty fall revealed a life-threatening condition for her unborn baby
weeks early, weighing just 1lb 3oz (540g).But this was just the beginning of a tough few months for Keira and her parents. The little premmie baby contracted pneunomia soon after birth and suffered fractured legs and ribs as her bones were so fragile
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