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New WHO baby growth chart
By Laura Lee Davies on 24/04/2006 13:19:18
The World Health Organisation is to release a new growth chart which measures baby weight from breastfed babies as the norm.
Baby growth charts - against which all babies physical growth is measured and compared - are to be redrawn.The move is taken made by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to compare normal growth to the progress of babies who are breastfed rather
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New baby growth charts proposed
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/08/2007 01:25:50
The Dept of Health is to assess if growth charts should be adjusted to be based on breastfed not formula-fed babies
The Department of Health are considering changing the growth charts against which all UK babies are measured. As we reported last year, the World Health Organisation have already adjusted their charts so that a child's progress in weight and general
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No limit on number of caesareans in the UK
By Kimberley Smith on 01/07/2010 17:06:29
Recommendation for fewer caesarean births dropped by World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to drop its previous recommendation that only 10-15% of births should be by caesarean section.The current UK rate is around 25% with half of these operations performed as emergency procedures after
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Why wait until six months to wean?
By Laura Lee Davies on 08/05/2006 15:51:20
Thinking used to be four months but now parents are advised to waint until their baby is six months old to start solids. Why?
months old. You feel like you're going to be raided if you're caught mashing up some mango for a five-month-old! But why has thinking changed?The argument for waiting until your child is six months oldThe World Health Organisation - who monitor the health
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Don't cut the umbilical cord straight away, says doctor
By Marina Nelson on 11/11/2010 13:16:28
Retired obstetrician says midwifes should wait a few minutes before cutting the cord after birth
to more blood draining into the baby.Retired obstetrician Dr David Hutchon said three years ago doctors asked for Britain to be brought inline with the World Health Organisation recommendations, but says nothing has changed.“Guidelines are contradictory
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My GP is suggesting I have the swine flu vaccine as I'm pregnant. Is it safe?
By Liz Jarvis on 16/03/2010 17:53:48
Independent midwife Katie Green lays out the facts about the swine flu vaccine
This is a hot topic right now but one with no easy answer. The issue has divided the nation and health care professionals alike so it is no wonder mums-to-be are feeling confused.The World Health Organisation recommends that every pregnant woman
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Maternity units failing obese pregnant women
By Susie Boone on 23/03/2010 06:12:55
Services struggling to keep up with rising weight of mums-to-be
-to-be.A Department of Health spokesperson said the UK remains “one of the safest countries in the world to have a baby”.
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Child Safety Week
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/06/2006 10:48:52
The Child Accident Prevention Trust are holding Child Safety Week now: June 19 to 25, 2006.
June 19 to 25 2006 is Child Safety Week.To mark this, we'll be running various safety articles through the week and directing you to useful tips already on ThinkBaby.Organised by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, Child Safety Week is aimed
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New Growth Charts for Babies and Children
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/05/2009 02:41:42
New growth charts for babies and young children have been launched which are based on breast-fed babies' progress
As we have reported on ThinkBaby before (click here), the World Health Organisation has been concerned for some time, that the existing growth charts were out of date and based on formula-fed babies, which tend to be bigger than breastfed babies
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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.
of the MMR jab, the World Health Organisation recommend at least 95 per cent uptake, but after the report which claimed the jab could trigger autism, take-up slumped to just 80 per cent. Nationally, the take-up has now risen to 84 per cent, though
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