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Checklist for a healthy pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/08/2009 01:34:04
Increase your chances of having a safe and healthy pregnancy
you are entitled to ask for your role to change during your pregnancy.For more about potential pregnancy hazards in your workplace, go to the Health and Safety executive.See your doctor if you are concerned about anythingMany pregnant women think
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Arms Reach Co-Sleeper
By Laura Lee Davies on 03/11/2009 01:55:10
This lovely bedside cot allows you to 'co-sleep' more safely with your baby
-months bonding experience of sharing your bed with your baby, for close sleeping but also for ease of breastfeeding in many cases. Plus general safety advice certainly states that it is best if your baby sleeps in the same bedroom as you for the first six months
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Passive smoking in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/07/2009 01:30:23
Even if you don't smoke or have managed to give up, while you are pregnant you should avoid others people's smoke, too
around you?Passive smoking and pregnancy safetyScientists have long known about the dangers of passive smoking. Non-smokers can suffer from diseases like lung cancer and have even been known to die from it without ever having smoked a cigarette
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Baby's Room Temperature
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/01/2009 02:02:51
Whilst most people understand it's important not to let their baby's room get too hot, it's vital not to let it get too cold, either
.) Many safety monitors feature a room temperature application, too.
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The new Silver Cross POP buggy
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/07/2006 10:43:39
The makers of the pram heavyweights bring you the classy, super-light, super-strong buggy called POP!
lightweights in its range.Launched now, as parents prepare to lug buggies around airports and beaches over the holidays, the POP has an aluminium frame and weighs in at 6.5kg, and comes with a carry handle. It has double safety catches to ensure it won't buckle
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Research links antibiotics and asthma
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/03/2006 10:09:12
Canadian researchers claim antibiotics given in the first year can increase the risk of asthma.
Researchers in Canada at the University of British Columbia have found that children who are given antibiotics in the first year of life are twice as likely to develop childhood asthma as those who do not take the drug.Antibiotics are not as freely issued as they once were, but ...
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MMR vaccination take-up rises
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/09/2006 01:15:59
The Government says more parents are having their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella again.
The Government's Information Centre have reported a slight rise in the number of children receiving the MMR vaccine. It is seen as a sign that public confidence is returning for the controversial jab given when a baby is one year old.Since one report linked the vaccine (which cov...
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All Newborns to get Hearing Test
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/03/2006 09:53:29
A reliable, safe hearing test at birth is to be rolled out across England after regional UK successes.
The NHS have announced that all babies will be given a hearing test at birth.Currently, some hospitals do screen for hearing impairment at birth but in the past, many children have had to wait for these tests until they were toddlers, by which time, some problems may have already...
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Do babies need to drink water?
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/07/2009 01:25:00
For young babies, milk should be all they need, but are there times when cool, boiled water is good for them?
The World Health Organisation's drive to send out a global message that 'breast is best', means that the official line is: even if a baby is thirsty in warm weather, they do not need anything other than breastmilk.Breastmilk is indeed all a baby needs, and for the first six month...
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Maclaren's 2007 Lulu Guinness pushchair
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/04/2007 02:38:43
Maclaren continue their designer series with their second funky effort from Lulu Guinness.
trim for safety after dark.It has a basic weight of 5.5kg and is suitable for use from three months up to three or four years.For more, or to find stockists near you, call 01327 841 310 or go to www.maclaren.co.uk.
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