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Common pregnancy worries
By Kimberley Smith on 22/11/2011 12:09:10
Being pregnant is wonderful, but many mums-to-be can’t help worry about the health of their unborn baby, and how what's going on outside could affect the bump
swine flu jab?The NHS recommends all mums-to-be have a seasonal flu jab. This protects you from regular flu, as well as the H1N1 Swine flu variation that can be especially dangerous. This doesn’t mean you have to have the jab if you really don’t want to
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Causes of miscarriage
By ThinkBaby on 09/12/2010 16:00:36
Why miscarriage happens, medical conditions that affect pregnancy and make miscarriage more likely and when to investigate the causes
Genetic abnormalitiesWhen a miscarriage occurs in the first three months of pregnancy, by far the most likely cause is chromosomal abnormality - a genetic problem. In these cases the body recognises that the pregnancy is unsustainable because of a
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Babies: Colds, allergies and asthma
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/05/2007 01:03:09
New research suggests that babies who have lower respiratory viral infections in their first year may be more likely to develop asthma.
before the age of five.It is believed this was due to the way in which the body reacts to the infection and allergens.It comes as another medical study finds that women who eat plenty of apples during pregnancy can help reduce the risk of their child
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Should pregnant women be included in clinical trials?
By Kimberley Smith on 18/06/2010 16:33:43
Researchers suggest mums-to-be be part of medical trials to confirm safety of drugs
England Journal of Medicine, used the Swine Flu epidemic as an example of why “it is not only permissible but also imperative that pregnant women be included in research”.During the pandemic, many pregnant women may have been vulnerable to complications
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Pain killers in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/04/2007 01:44:26
During pregnancy, back ache, sore limbs, headaches and other discomforts might tempt you to pain killers, but what is safe?
for combatting flu and some aches and pains.Due to side effects, some more 'powerful' drugs are not advised during pregnancy. For example, pain killers like Ibruprofen and Nurofen may affect the baby, and aspirin has a blood-thinning effect which may be harmful
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Mother defies the odds to deliver twins from double uterus
By Sophie Westnedge on 21/09/2011 12:16:26
Chances are five million to one of non-identical twins being born from two separate uteruses
that affects about one in 2,000 women worldwide and is sometimes not even diagnosed.Andreea is said to have been “shocked” to learn that she had a baby in each uterus. Dr Patricia St John, one of Andreea’s doctors, commented on the pregnancy to ABC News
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Myleene Klass talks mastitis and baby weight
By Kyrsty Hazell on 07/06/2011 12:55:04
New mum Myleene reveals her battle with the breastfeeding condition and how she thinks her post-baby body is "amazing"
as she's only now getting over the mastitis and flu-like symptoms. Despite the pleas from Graham, Myleene has already returned to work."Graham is always saying, 'You need to go easy on yourself'. Last week I had terrible mastitis and he tried to get me
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Food poisoning in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 07/08/2008 14:23:47
What are the risks, how should you avoid them and what you should do if you fall ill?
in pregnancy. After all, don't we all know at least one person who had a bout of food poisoning during pregnancy and gave birth to a completely healthy baby, so it isn't all a little exaggerated? Here we lay out the food-poisoning risks, as well as how to avoid
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Kirsty Gallacher reveals her struggle with postpartum thyroiditis
By Kyrsty Hazell on 05/07/2010 16:10:54
TV presenter admits the treatment meant she couldn’t go near her baby son because she was radioactive!
wasn’t due to new mum glow, but because she was suffering from postpartum thyroiditis.“The weight I’d put on during my pregnancy had dropped off three weeks after Oscar was born, which I thought was normal as I’d been running around
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Everything you need to know about Norovirus
By Liz Jarvis on 29/03/2010 12:03:11
It’s one of the nastiest (and most common) stomach bugs around, and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable. Here’s what to look out for, how to treat the symptoms and how to prevent it...
What is it?The norovirus group of viruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis, or stomach flu, in the UK. It’s also known as the winter vomiting bug, but you can get it any time of year. Pregnant women, young children and the elderly
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