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Breastfeeding reduces the risk of cot death
By Monica Stylli on 02/05/2008 16:13:35
Save a Baby Month kicks off with new advice for mums
awareness drive, Save a Baby Month, which runs from 1-31 May 2008.The study showed that babies who were breastfed even for a short period were less likely to die than those who were never breastfed.Any breastfeeding, even a few days, is better than none
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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
%) of pregnant women questioned reported this problem but 1 in 3 didn’t know why this was.Problems with pregnancy gingivitis usually begin in the second or third months of pregnancy, increasing in severity through to the eighth month, easing off in the ninth
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Cuddledry® team up with national charity
By Monica Stylli on 30/08/2007 01:05:33
Baby bathtime company Cuddledry® is pledging 10 pence from the sale of every towel to the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
Bathing your newborn baby can be a daunting task and getting the right help and advice should be simple for new parents. Unfortunately, a recent survey of maternity care showed that almost a third of women said that they had not received sufficient
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Mums lead the organic revolution
By Monica Stylli on 07/09/2007 01:39:01
A new survey released by the Soil Association shows that 8 in 10 mums believe organic food is better for their families.
1st-16th September is the Soil Association Organic Fortnight, an annual campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of organic food and farming, and encourage more people to try organic products.To mark this event, a survey was commissioned
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Childhood asthma and fish oil
By Monica Stylli on 16/07/2008 10:18:31
European research suggests that taking fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of childhood asthma
trimester of their pregnancy were less at risk of developing the illness.Part of the European Commission's research programme, the research project involves experts from 16 countries. Trials consisted of 500 pregnant women in the last 10 weeks of pregnancy
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Smoking and conception
By Monica Stylli on 29/04/2010 17:39:29
Don't wait until you're pregnant to give up smoking - quitting can improve the chances of conception for women and men. Here's how it affects conception, and ways to quit.
the NHSfree smoking helpline on 0800 022 4 332.As mentioned before, your own GP should be able to give you advice, support and sometimes prescription nicotine replacements (if you don't pay for your prescriptions this might be a more affordable route for you).
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