Scientists have discovered a heart defect in babies who have died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and believe this may lead to a test to identify newborns at risk of cot death.The research team at the University of Strasbourg claim that cot

.It is suggested that sleeping with a dummy can drastically reduce the chances of a baby suffering 'cot death'.However, advice also says that breastfed babies should not be given a dummy for the first four weeks of life, and that babies should not be made to take a

Parents of low birth weight babies must be given more information on reducing the risk of cot death, according to a leading charity.The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) said deaths have fallen by more than 70% since parents began

of this bilirubin.Is jaundice a cause for concern?In most cases, slight jaundice is not a worry and will clear in a few days. Any pediatrician, midwife or health visitor you see during this time should be able to gauge whether the problem is clearing up or needs

.Do not be tempted to pull the cord stump off when it looks healed. It will fall off in its own time (you'll probably just see it in the cot or in your baby's nappy one day). If what you see is just tender new skin and does not look 'angry', it will quickly heal

noises that you hear from the cot?Baby sneezesDespite sounding tiny by comparison to ours, a new baby's sneeze will still most likely cause him to convulse his whole body. However, unless his sneezes are accompanied by a runny nose and a raised

(crawling or toddling, for example). If you think this is a possibility then do raise it with your GP. But also try to keep your child's bedroom free from too many dust-trapping items like shelves over their bed or cot, too many soft furnishings and so on

. If they are in their own room and no longer in a cot, make sure you find them before you leave the house. (In some tragic cases, children have hidden under beds on in the wardrobe, away from the fire and noise, and parents checking their rooms have assumed their children

the door, answer the phone or even go to the loo without worrying that she'll hurt herself. Travel cots can double up as effective playpens for this purpose. Wherever you're using, try to make it as appealing as possible with toys and books and also try

for them to suffer through as many as six colds in their first year, even more if they exposed to older children day-to-day. . There are things you can do to try and limit colds, such as following these winter health tips for the whole family, keeping your