be looking for a reliable safety monitor. However, because these usually just pick up sound, some parents do feel the need for more reassurance – from a movement sensor, for example.The Respisense Baby Breathing Effort MonitorThe Respisense Baby Breathing

A Norwegian company hopes to save the lives of mums in developing countries by providing a strap-on birthing simulator to teach birth attendants how to deal with complications.In many developing countries around half of mums give birth without a midwife or skilled attendant prese...

The sun is out and you're probably outdoors more often, so what do you need to know about bee and wasp stings? Well, apart from that they hurt!Different stingsAlthough a bee dies after it has issued its sting, wasps and other stinging flying insects do not and, if trapped, can ca...

Fit, and aren’t just a renamed version. The Cruiser nappies were changed and some US parents felt they leaked or even caused a rash. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is investigating.To get to the bottom of the complaints

Pregnant Amanda Holden has celebrated the end of her season on Shrek: The Musical, which she cut short to ensure the health of her unborn baby. The actress and Britain’s Got Talent star has been extra cautious during her pregnancy, after tragically suffering a stillbirth late las...

UPDATE: Congratulations are due to Amanda and hubby Chris Hughes, who have welcomed their second daughter, Hollie Rose, into the world. The couple's spokeswoman revealed the news, saying, "Hollie Rose Hughes was born on 23 January 2012. She is healthy and weighed in at 6.1lbs but...

Obstetric Cholestasis, known as OC, is a fairly rare liver condition that can occur during the second and third trimesters in pregnancy. It can lead to an increased risk of premature birth and foetal distress but is manageable with good medical care during pregnancy. After birth ...

The Department for Transport in February announced details of its latest car seat legislation. This affected the law on car seats, when using them is compulsory and extensions to the age group they must be used for. Key changes make it compulsory for any kind of vehicle (with a f...

Some injections, like the BCG to combat TB, are optional, others are strongly advised, and one (MMR) is regarded as controversial. However, jabs, injections, iinoculations, immunisations – call them what you want, they all involved needles.Most parents hate needles and feel they ...

Pre-eclampsia, or toxemia, is a blood pressure condition that only occurs during pregnancy or very soon after birth. It almost always begins after week 20 and more often after week 30. Its main characteristics are high blood pressure and protein in urine and there are several ...