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Parents help create Tommy’s advice for premature birth
By Kimberley Smith on 16/01/2012 16:43:13
Baby charity Tommy’s enlists the help of parents with premature babies to help prepare others for the arrival of an early baby
From tomorrow a new guide will be available to help prepare parents expecting a premature baby. Created by Tommy’s the baby charity, it contains information and advice as well as real life stories from parents who’ve been through the experience
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Giving birth around the world
By Kimberley Smith on 25/10/2010 10:36:57
How different can becoming a mum be? Find out with these weird and wonderful parenting traditions from around the world
the new mum for going through the pains of labour. Two male sheep are killed for a huge feast and celebration - but only the women in the tribe can eat the meat. Quite right too!Dad stands guard after birth in IndonesiaMost Indonesian women do not go out
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Zita West's Home Midwife Service
By Debra Stottor on 23/12/2008 00:35:55
Home help: meet Zita West’s ‘super midwives’ in the comfort of your own home
every day for 10 days. Sadly today the shortage of midwives in London means lack of visits, support and advice at a time when women most need it. Any new mother or parent will tell you going home with a new baby can be bewildering and a post
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Know-how: Leaving Hospital
By Sarah Lawson on 16/11/2009 03:24:04
What do you need to make that amazing first journey home with your new baby?
Unless you have had a home birth, the journey home with your new baby is an exciting but nonetheless daunting experience. You can read up all about what happens next when you have left the hospital and are going through those first few days at home
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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
birth.“The feedback from families is that this has made a huge difference to the partner’s involvement in their baby’s first hours as well as both parents’ overall satisfaction with their experience,” said Noreen Hart, a spokesperson for the National
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Baby born in helicopter on wedding day
By Kimberley Smith on 06/09/2010 12:47:36
Newlyweds flown to hospital as labour begins 14 weeks early
An couple’s beach wedding on Hamilton Island, off the coast of Australia, this weekend became even more memorable than planned, as the bride went into labour 14 weeks early.Born at just 26 weeks, the baby made a dramatic appearance at 7am as her mum
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Know-how: Registering the Birth
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/01/2009 02:58:55
Did you know you only have a limited time to register your child's birth? Here are some essential tips
: registering the birth.What is 'registering the birth'?When a child is born, they need to be registered in order to receive a birth certificate.It is not only a legal requirement that new parents register the birth, it is also essential so that you can claim
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Birth and Beyond
By ThinkBaby on 12/06/2005 16:31:04
Obstetrician Dr Yehudi Gordon's comprehensive tome on the the path towards and into parenthood
to prepare future parents by detailing what you can expect from pregnancy, birth and life as a new parent. It's in the conveying of the details of pregnancy and development and outlining the challenges you will face as a new parent that the book
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Barmaid has surprise baby after mistaking labour for backache
By Kimberley Smith on 17/06/2010 14:57:55
Baby girl born on the loo to mum who didn’t know she was pregnant
It may seem impossible but 22-year-old new mum Joanne Weller had no idea she was pregnant right up to giving birth. The barmaid from Cambridgeshire felt an urge to push after assuming her labour pains were just backache. She rushed to the toilet
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Planning ahead for birth when you're already a mum
By Maria Muennich on 08/07/2008 14:30:42
Preparing your child for becoming an older brother or sister is one thing, but preparing them for the actual birth can make an important start for this new relationship
plan for their care as you and your partner are busy bringing their new sibling into the world, and do you prepare them for what's going to happen on the big day? Labour and birth might be just the first steps of your child's life as an older sibling
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