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Baby TV channel launches
By ThinkBaby on 04/11/2005 07:47:55
Channel devoted exclusively to parents and pre-schoolers hits the airwaves
–11am and 4–5pm) featuring advice from obstetricians and midwives and a breastfeeding series in association with the NCT.The channel is available free to Sky satellite homes (channel #285) and as a free video-on-demand service to Telewest and Homechoice
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New calls to change law for feeding in public
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/05/2006 01:54:40
Following the changes to Scottish law, there are renewed calls to pass a law protecting the rights of women breastfeeding in public
breastfeeding awareness generally.Let us know what you think! Join the forum thread below.For more information on the work of the National Childbirth Trust, visit www.nct.org.uk.
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50% off on Natal Hypnotherapy
By Monica Stylli on 11/04/2008 01:33:42
Half-price antenatal courses offered throughout the UK
a caesarean. Women can also benefit from feeling more in control during birth and reduced likelihood of post-natal depression.Taking a different approach to the standard NHS/NCT antenatal classes, the course focuses on learning the basics of birth
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Dads’ maternity sleepover to continue at Bath Hospital
By Kimberley Smith on 22/09/2010 12:23:18
A pilot scheme that allows dads to stay overnight on maternity wards with their partner and new baby made permanent, finds survey
Childbirth Trust (NTC).The scheme has been running since June and has been celebrated as supporting the beginning of a family by the NCT. However, there are no plans to introduce the scheme nationwide.Did you spend a night in the hospital after giving birth
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Fears that increased maternity pay will harm UK business
By Kimberley Smith on 17/09/2010 13:10:52
Planned increase in EU maternity leave to 20 weeks criticised by business community
and national social security systems.”However, parenting groups like the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) have insisted that the UK needs to become more family friendly to promote equality and a healthy environment for raising the next generation
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Waiting until 30 to have a baby becoming the norm
By Kimberley Smith on 23/02/2011 15:00:43
Pregnancy rates among teens and younger women fall as more of us choose to wait to start a family
the number conceiving over 40 is still relatively small,” said Elizabeth Duff, from the National Childbirth Trust (NCT). “Many older women who are fit and well can go on to have a straightforward pregnancy and birth, and a healthy baby.”The stats show that 27
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New mothers ignoring signs of postnatal depression
By Emma Daly on 03/10/2011 17:50:02
Why are mothers keeping quiet about PND when it affects 10 to 15 percent ofnew mums?
or have their symptoms brushed off as being simply the “baby blues”. However, as the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) has revealed, “Lack of support and isolation are often key causes” and as 4Children note, there is an “over-reliance” on antidepressants
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US study links dummy use with SIDS reduction
By ThinkBaby on 09/12/2005 09:34:30
Advice to parents unchanged as study highlights the need for further research, rather than providing definitive answers
dummy are at a higher risk of cot death on any nights that they do not have the dummy.Neither the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) nor the NCT have changed their advice concerning the use of dummies as a result of the study. However
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Active birthing
By Maria Muennich on 20/08/2010 03:30:02
It's becoming increasingly popular, but what exactly is an active birth and how can you get one?
to rush out and buy a birthing pool, don't lose sight of the fact that you may not get to use it. Provisos aside, here are our top tips for an active birth.1) Birth Preparation classesUseful contacts NCT coursesAlexandra House, Oldham TerraceLondon W3 6
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Fear of Pain in Childbirth
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/10/2008 01:26:04
When you are pregnant it can be daunting to think what's ahead – here's a few tips to overcome that fear
of what to expect.Even if you are having private antenatal classes (with a birth centre, a doula or even someone like NCT) it's worth also going to at least one NHS-organised lesson so you can see what your local hospital facilities and birth team are like
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