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NHS trust does deal with private midwife firm
By Kimberley Smith on 08/12/2011 13:17:32
NHS Wirral first trust to foot bill to allow private midwives to work with pregnant women on the NHS for more birth options
An NHS trust in Merseyside has become the first unit to recruit private midwives to expand the range of options on offer to pregnant women in its area. The deal between NHS Wirral and One to One Midwifery was agreed after a pilot scheme involving
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Dealing with PND
By ThinkBaby on 17/08/2005 07:12:15
The first step towards recovery is recognising the illness and seeking help
that you are suffering from an illess, not a weakness, and to seek help from family, friends and health professionals.Dealing with PNDSpeak to your doctor, midwife or health visitor - They should be able to offer you practical advice and support, arrange
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How to deal with childhood fears
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/10/2006 01:43:59
Dogs, wasps, things that go bump in the night... Children have vivid imaginations but it's important for us to help them put their phobias into context.
Until they are about two and a half, children don’t usually have the awareness to be afraid of things like the dark, or of dogs and creepy crawlies. How you deal with their fears once they do voice them, can set up good or bad experiences for life
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Dealing with pregnancy heartburn
By Maria Muennich on 29/03/2011 06:42:24
Heartburn gives an unpleasant digestive soreness that's common common, particularly in the second half of pregnancy - here's how you can lessen the irritation
What is heartburn?Heartburn, reflux or acid indigestion is an unpleasant burning sensation in the chest area caused by stomach acid escaping into the throat, causing irritation and inflammation in the throat lining. At times the gastric juices may rise high enough that you can ...
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Breastfeeding - the real deal
By Amaya Lopez on 29/07/2005 09:44:05
Breastfeeding easy? One mum sets the record straight and tells us why the potential trials of breastfeeding are ultimately well worth it
During pregnancy, you will be relentlessly badgered with the question: “Are you going to breastfeed?” And if you feel slightly unsure of the answer or even if you have decided firmly against the idea, health professionals will do their utmost to encourage you to do so. The thinki...
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IVF fee deal to women who donate eggs
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/07/2006 10:11:39
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority have given a UK clinic the license to offer reduced fee incentives to IVF couples who donate spare eggs for research.
The HFEA (who regulate human fertilisation treatment and embryo research in the UK) have agreed that a clinic in north east England can offer the incentive of reduced fees for IVF in return for the donation of spare eggs, for the purposes of research.In the past, women have been ...
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Pregnancy discomforts
By ThinkBaby on 11/11/2009 01:43:44
Tips and tricks in dealing with common pregnancy discomforts
then that physical discomforts during pregnancy are common, and while some women may sail through pregnancy with little more discomfort than occasional wind, others may find that they have to deal with a whole gamut of annoyances.Here we deal with the more common
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Wedding village helped Lily Allen cope with losing her baby
By Jayne Braithwaite on 05/07/2011 11:18:52
Lily thanks village community for helping her deal with her pregnancy loss
Lily Allen has revealed how the kindness and love of the community in tiny village Cranham, Gloucester, helped her deal with losing her baby last year. The singer, who was six months pregnant when she suffered a viral infection and lost her baby
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Pregnant with twins
By ThinkBaby on 06/01/2009 01:02:36
Double trouble or double fun? What's the deal with being pregnant with twins?
If you've just found out that your future bundle of joy is going to be two bundles then you might be feeling that both congratulations and commiserations are in order. On the one hand there's the indubitable efficiency of producing two babies in the course of just nine months: o...
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Baby girls cope better with pregnancy stress in the womb
By Kimberley Smith on 29/04/2010 14:27:18
Unborn baby boys and girls have different ways of dealing with stress, a new survey reveals
Vicki Clifton, from the University of Adelaide.Boys deal with stress by ignoring it and growing as big as possible while girls slow their growth, making themselves a little bit smaller and more resilient to further stresses in the pregnancy.Boys deal
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