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Watch out for newborn hip problems
By Susie Boone on 16/03/2010 23:52:10
Babies with common hip disorders are not being diagnosed and treated early enough, warns charity
conditions that can be easily corrected are not being detected early enough. This can then lead to expensive and painful medical treatment and even permanent disability.Around 2,000 babies are diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) each year
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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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Schoolboy and farm worker deliver babies
By Susie Boone on 01/03/2010 17:13:14
An 11-year-old boy helps his mum give birth while a lambing farmhand delivers his partner’s baby
,” said a spokesperson from the Australia Medical Association.Meanwhile, a farmhand more used to delivering lambs, found himself helping his 21-year-old partner to give birth to their baby – 10 weeks early. When Amy Ashton’s waters broke, the birth
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Fireman helps mum give birth outside a strip club
By Susie Boone on 04/03/2011 18:55:43
Mum in labour is told to keep her legs closed as baby decides to make an appearance in the family car
An unsuspecting fireman-turned-midwife had to pull out all the stops – and a baby – as he helped out at the birth of a baby boy in the carpark of Flash Dancer, a topless strip club in Texas. The heat was on for Edwin Martinez of the Arlington Fire
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How much weight will I put on in pregnancy?
By Susie Boone on 25/02/2010 10:42:35
How much heavier can you expect to put on when you're having a baby (though not eating for two!)
are essential to give you strength for the birth and for the demands of early breastfeeding, plus the uterus, placenta and amniotic fluid all weigh a fair bit too!Useful reading Don't feel that you will have to get Back in Shape the minute you've had your baby
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