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20-year-old embryo used in successful IVF
By Kimberley Smith on 11/10/2010 14:41:46
Healthy baby born using record-breaking 20-year-old frozen embryo
A healthy baby has been born, conceived using an embryo frozen 20 years ago. This is the longest period of time an embryo has been stored before being successful in the IVF process.The embryo, which is an egg that has already been fertilised
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CCTV experts used to prevent stillbirth
By Kimberley Smith on 18/08/2010 12:02:02
Surveillance technology workers team up with doctors to analyse antenatal scans and give at-risk babies the best chance of survival
to the movements of unborn babies, with the help of a grant from the children’s charity, Action Medical Research.Using one-minute clips from the antenatal scans of 100 healthy pregnancies, the research team hope to build up a picture of how babies move in the womb
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Mums-to-be still using pregnancy as an excuse to overeat
By Kimberley Smith on 23/11/2010 13:48:43
Despite NHS guidelines advising limits on extra calories, majority of pregnant women are eating too much
.Just over 1,100 mums-to-be were asked about their eating habits by MyVoucherCodes.co.uk. Over half, 52%, admitted they consumed between 400 and 500 extra calories on top of the recommended 2,000 a day. A further 37% munched on even more – between 500 and 600
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Teething baby uses head of poisonous snake as a chew toy
By Kimberley Smith on 01/02/2012 11:43:42
One year old shocks mum by biting off head of deadly snake
A 13-month-old has had a narrow escape, after his mum found him happily chewing on the head of a 30cm long snake.“I was making his milk and I looked over and saw he had a snake in his mouth,” said Imad Aleeyan’s mum, Ghadir. “I started to scream. I
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Reusable nappy accessories
By Kimberley Smith on 16/11/2010 15:14:06
A few gadgets and a bit of prep and using real nappies is just as easy as disposables
. Genius!Nappy soak – Not all nappies require soaking and you may prefer not to bother. Check with your brand of nappies for manufacturer’s recommendations. You can use natural antibacterial oils such as tea tree to disinfect or buy a purpose-made nappy
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Could mobile phones in pregnancy cause bad behaviour?
By Kimberley Smith on 07/12/2010 12:06:06
Mobile phone use in pregnancy and by young children linked to behavioural problems
of problems while exposure in the early months and years of life appeared to up the risk by 20%. The study also took into account the environmental factors and lifestyle of the 29,000 children involved in the study.Researcher Dr Leeka Kheifets said the results
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Intense IVF treatment could reduce your chances of having a healthy baby
By Kimberley Smith on 04/07/2011 12:50:16
High doses of IVF drugs could actually damage the eggs they are used to harvest
Intense courses of IVF, where high doses of follicle stimulation hormone (FSH) are used to kick start a woman’s ovaries, could actually lower the chances of having a healthy baby.A new study has found that more eggs doesn’t necessarily mean a better
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IVF success lessened by air pollution?
By Kimberley Smith on 12/05/2010 14:40:22
Contaminated air may hinder women trying to get pregnant using IVF
from implanting in the womb.Over seven years, more than 7, 000 women of childbearing age took part in the US study. According to its findings, published in the journal of Human Reproduction, just 0.01 parts per million of pollutants cuts the chances
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Donor eggs in IVF could increase pre-eclampsia risk
By Kimberley Smith on 02/12/2010 14:08:03
Mums-to-be who conceive using donor eggs during IVF might be at a higher risk of pre-eclampsia than women who use their own eggs
donor eggs between 1998 and 2005 with 81 who used their own eggs. Of the second group, 5% of the mums-to-be developed pre-eclampsia while 17% if the first, donor-using group had the condition.But doctors say this should not alarm IVF patients
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Lab-grown sperm could spell hope for infertile men
By Kimberley Smith on 24/03/2011 12:59:59
Men suffering from infertility could one day father biological children using sperm grown in a test tube
into sperm using a complicated combination of proteins and other foods under laboratory conditions. The sperm was then used to fertilise eggs using IVF. From this, 12 baby mice were born.The technique also worked on tissues that had been frozen, raising
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