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Can babies count?
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/02/2006 11:22:45
A US study suggests babies as young as seven months have basic numeracy skills.
Researchers in North Carolina believe babies as young as seven months are capable of basic numeracy skills.In a test, babies sat between two videos: one of two adults saying a word and one of three adults. The vast majority of seven-month-olds looked towards the video which corre...
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36 weeks pregnant and counting
By Maria Muennich on 17/09/2008 06:05:57
28 days until you're due and your weekly checks now include seeing what's happening to your cervix
Welcome to your last month of pregnancy! You're 36 weeks pregnant.Sometime in these last few weeks of pregnancy many mums-to-be feel their baby drop down into the pelvis, shifting weight and pressure downwards to your lower half, this is called 'lightening'. This could happen a...
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34 weeks pregnant and counting
By Maria Muennich on 02/09/2008 11:30:18
42 days until your due date - here's what you may be experiencing and what to get ready this week
will still be moving around and toning up his muscles for birth though, so you should still be feeling prods and kicks. If you're worried that your baby isn't moving around much then try resting for a while and counting the movements, having something to eat
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38 weeks pregnant and counting
By Maria Muennich on 30/05/2011 01:33:28
Your due date is 14 days away and you're probably ready for it all to be over. But be prepared to wait a little yet
counts just as much for you. Although you'll be able to do less relaxing than those waiting for their first baby, it's still easier for you to get out on your own now than it will be once you have a tiny baby to care for - remember how those first few
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Sperm count more important than career
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 17/03/2010 14:24:08
A good career, good looks and being popular with the opposite sex are less important than a healthy sperm count, if a new poll is to be believed
A healthy sperm count means more to men than being popular with women or having a successful job, according to a new survey looking at life’s top priorities.The poll of 3,000 men saw the lads ranking a healthy sperm count equal third with healthy
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BPA in food containers threatens sperm counts
By Kimberley Smith on 05/08/2010 14:25:43
Even low levels of BPA in water bottles and baked bean cans may be harmful to sperm health and fertility
Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastics, has been further linked to decreasing sperm counts in a new study from the US. Researchers found that men with high levels of BPA were more likely to have lower sperm counts. They also estimated
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Could cola lower your man’s sperm count?
By Clio FitzHerbert on 06/04/2010 14:21:37
Drinking too much of the fizzy drink could harm your partner’s sperm, new study finds
Men who drink around a litre of cola every day have lower sperm counts than those who don’t, researchers have found.In a Danish study of more than 2,500 young men, sperm counts were almost 30 percent lower among men who drank around a litre of cola
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Regular pregnancy drinking could harm sons’ sperm count
By Kimberley Smith on 29/06/2010 16:30:18
Lower fertility found in men whose mums drank higher amounts of alcohol in pregnancy
Men born to mums who regularly drank more than 4.5 alcoholic drinks a week in pregnancy have been found to have lower sperm counts than those whose mums abstained.A study in Denmark analysed the fertility of 347 men aged 18-24 against answers given
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New arrival helps Bates family rival 19 Kids and Counting stars
By Anna Lewis on 09/02/2012 17:08:33
The Bates family now rival TV stars, the Duggars, as they celebrate the birth of baby number 19
Gil and Kelly Bates have proudly introduced their 19th child, Jeb Colton Bates.Jeb, who was born two weeks early, is the latest addition to the already impressive Bates family. Weighing 7lb 8oz at birth, he brings the family’s child-count up to a
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Fast freezing sperm could increase IVF hope
By Liz Stansfield on 13/09/2010 12:20:41
Study suggests freezing sperm quickly could help men with a low sperm count conceive
with low sperm counts and even those who are HIV+, as fast acting freezing cuts the risk of passing on the disease to their future children.
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