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Protecting your teeth and gums in pregnancy
By Monica Stylli on 21/06/2007 01:33:10
New Oral-B survey shows 49% of mums-to-be don't realise the importance of oral care during pregnancy
factors to wellbeing and health during pregnancy.When you are pregnant your hormone levels are affected and this can cause the gums to become inflamed and bleed (sometimes known as ‘pregnancy gingivitis’) – the Oral-B® survey revealed that over a third (38
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Pregnancy in the sun
By Maria Muennich on 19/06/2010 12:44:39
The how and why of protecting your pregnancy skin and staying cool when the temperatures rise
and keep yourself cool when pregnant. Protecting your skinDuring pregnancy it's usual for your skin to become more sensitive to the sun (as well as generally more sensitive), and you'll probably burn more quickly than usual. Burning by the sun damages skin
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Pregnancy flu jab may improve babies’ health
By Kimberley Smith on 05/10/2010 14:00:23
Babies born to mums who received the flu immunisation in pregnancy are less likely to catch flu as infants, reveals research
Mums-to-be who are vaccinated against flu may also be protecting their baby from the illness, a new study has found. Babies born to mums who received a flu jab during pregnancy were found to be 41% less likely to catch flu before they reached 6
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Is it safe to have a cat when you're pregnant?
By Katie Garner on 13/06/2011 12:08:22
60% of mums feel that their new baby could catch an illness from their cat due to toxoplasmosis concerns
.In light of this, Cats Protection, the charity behind the online survey of 1,500 pregnant women and mums, have issued new guidelines to aid mums-to-be and parents about reducing risks of infection.Toxoplasmosis can infect any warm-blooded animal, but cats
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Stay safe in the sun this summer
By Monica Stylli on 23/07/2008 01:57:26
New, clearer labelling introduced on sunscreen products – advice for pregnant women and those with children
on misleading wording such as “sun blocker” or “total protection”. However, no sunscreen products can provide full protection against UV radiation.If you’re pregnantYour skin is more sensitive during pregnancy and it’s likely you will burn more quickly than
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New swine flu deaths prompt call for pregnancy jabs
By Susie Boone on 13/12/2010 21:07:26
All pregnant women are being advised to have the H1N1 vaccine after swine flu returns
are also particularly susceptible to flu infection.It appears the pregnancy vaccination can also protect your baby once he’s born. A US study of 160 women found that the babies of those who were vaccinated in pregnancy were 41% less likely to develop flu
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Flu Jabs in Pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/10/2010 01:57:24
There are mixed messages about vaccinations in pregnancy but what is the official medical advice?
medicines during pregnancy are not allowable and prescriptions might need to be changed to pregancy-safe alternatives, the flu jab is one expectant mums can safely have.The annual flu jabIn recent years, in order to protect those most vulnerable, the NHS
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All pregnant women to be offered winter flu jabs
By Liz Stansfield on 30/09/2010 17:57:44
£100 million programme planned for mums-to-be
be circulating this winter.The vaccine offered to expectant mums will offer protection against swine flu and two other flu strains.While it’s a temporary move at the moment due to swine flu concerns, experts are looking at evidence that all mums-to-be need
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Mums-to-be keep smoking to have smaller babies and an easier birth
By Daniella Delaney on 08/07/2011 08:30:12
Doctors at international conference on reproduction are scathing of those women believed to be putting the lives of their unborn child at risk
of problems in pre-eclampsia pregnancies and SIDSBut there was also good news regarding smoking during pregnancy. The team from Southampton University has discovered hard evidence that women who stopped smoking upon discovering they were pregnant could protect
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Mum whose two babies died from swine flu campaigns for better immunisation
By Hannah Blake on 20/09/2011 14:27:14
Gemma Ameen who lost her 3-year-old and unborn baby to swine flu last year is now campaigning for all youngsters to be immunised
the swine flu virus and miscarried her unborn baby. Gemma and her husband, Zana, from Stoke, have handed in a petition to Number 10 and are hoping ministers will take action to protect all young children against the H1N1 virus, and not just the people
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