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New mum breastfeeds wrong baby after hospital mix up
By Kimberley Smith on 29/02/2012 10:29:31
Two babies were briefly mixed up and given to the wrong mums after being taken away by nurses to settle
A mum in from Nottinghamshire was left breastfeeding the wrong newborn, after hospital staff mixed her baby up with another.The two newborns had both been taken from their mums to be cared for by hospital staff to allow the women to rest
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Department of Health clears up confusion over flu jabs in pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 20/12/2010 13:18:50
Flu jab available all mums-to-be after medical staff accused of giving mixed messages
After confusion over the safety and necessity of giving pregnant women a winter flu jab, doctors are advising all mums-to-be to have the vaccination.Mums-to-be are four time more likely to be admitted to hospital with flu but the flu jab can protect
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12 year old tries to sell newborn baby!
By Anna Lewis on 13/03/2012 17:38:32
A child has been arrested in Greece for trying to sell a 10 week old baby for £10K
…Danielle Lloyd’s anger over her baby’s safetyNew mum breastfeeds wrong baby after hospital mix upTeething baby uses head of poisonous snake as chew toy
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Use of spinal blocks for pain relief in labour
By Maria Muennich on 03/02/2006 15:55:16
The key points to be aware of
What is a spinal block and how does it work?A spinal block is very similar to an epidural but is faster to administer and cannot be 'topped up'. A local anaesthetic-analgesic mix is injected directly into the cerebrospinal fluid in the small of your
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Pain relief in labour: an overview
By Maria Muennich on 05/11/2009 00:08:11
Expectant mums now have a wide range of choice when it comes to coping with labour, whether through medical relief, alternative therapies or both
and air, an epidural - or hope to rely solely on alternative therapies - for instance, water therapy, aromatherapy and massage. Medical pain reliefWhen the topic of medical pain relief comes up, many people think immediately of epidurals or chemical pain
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Using Entonox for pain relief in labour
By ThinkBaby on 03/02/2005 11:51:34
The key points
What is Entonox and how does it work?Entonox, or gas and air, is a 50-50 mix of oxygen and nitrous oxide (an anaesthetic otherwise known as laughing gas). The gas enters your blood stream dampening the pain, relaxing your muscles and making you feel
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Using epidurals for pain relief in labour
By Maria Muennich on 26/03/2009 01:20:17
The key points
What is an epidural and how does it work?An epidural is an anaesthetic-analgesic mix delivered to the spine via a fine tube inserted with a curved, hollow needle under local anaesthetic. The anaesthetic in the epidural numbs the nerves in your spine
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Life Blood
By ThinkBaby on 24/11/2006 10:55:21
There’s nothing you wouldn’t do to help protect your baby’s health, now and as they grow up. So you may want to consider a safe, painless and revolutionary procedure that can help save lives – stem cell collection from the umbilical cord.
diseases. Finding a suitable bone marrow sample could prove to be difficult among mixed race or single parent families, or in cases when donor sperm or eggs were used for conception. Collection and storageTo be approved for use by an NHS hospital, stem
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Elemis skin treats in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 27/09/2006 01:21:07
Many lotions and potions are unsafe to use when you're expecting, but the wonderful creams and oils from Elemis are a real treat.
give up a glass of good wine as I did when I got pregnant! But also, from the early weeks when eating and sleeping well are our priorities, to the later months when we need to start practising our active birth poses and our growing bumps are being
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Review: Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood
By Laura Lee Davies on 03/08/2006 12:59:59
Jane Buckingham's guide to being a yummy mummy once your footloose days as a shopping singleton are behind you.
The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood by Jane Buckingham A quick-reference guide to parenting when you're not a natural earth motherThe regular references to 'mom' remind you this book has Stateside roots Features: Pre-birth shopping, hospital
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