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Caffeine during pregnancy
By ThinkBaby on 21/05/2010 in Pregnancy diet and nutrition
Why you should cut back on drinks like tea and coffee in pregnancy
Why you should avoid caffeineThere’s evidence to suggest that the miscarriage rate increases among women who drink 5-6 cups of coffee (or similarly caffeinated drink) a day. Caffeine does cross the placenta and enter into fetal circulation, but it
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Older mums have healthier babies
By Kimberley Smith on 11/04/2011 in Pregnancy health & safety
Being a mum later in life found to have unexpected benefits
and pneumonia.Another benefit for babies with older mums is higher rate of being up to date with all their immunisations.“This is a powerful statement which essentially says that once the children are born to older mums they have better outcomes than younger
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Fetal development: Week 28
By ThinkBaby on 27/05/2005 in 0-41 weeks
Congratulations, you're into the third trimester!
to shrink as her body takes up more and more of it. It may feel as though there's a football match going on in there, but if all the action is disturbing you then remember that it's important for her to tone up her muscles prior to birth. Her freshly opened
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It's National Breastfeeding Week!
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/05/2009 in Feeding
May 10-16 is National Breastfeeding Week – so what's happening, and could it encourage you to give breastfeeding a go?
and the drop-out rate within the first few weeks, is still disappointingly high. If you can feed your child – and most women are able to do this if they get the right advice, support and the chance to give it a go – it really is the best way not only to give
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Injections to treat Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
By Kimberley Smith on 29/02/2012 in Back in shape
Injections for post-baby SUI are available on the NHS and offer a choice before surgery for mums still suffering with bladder weakness after recovering from childbirth
, the success rate is excellent.How do the injections stop incontinence?Injection therapy is the injection of a gel called Deflux around the urethra to act as a bulking agent. A number of small injections into the wall of the urethra close the neck
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Turning a breech baby
By ThinkBaby on 11/10/2009 in Labour & birth
Although babies usually move to be head downwards, ready for the birth, during the last few weeks of pregnancy, can they be 'turned' if they presenting in a breech position?
turning there might be.Your midwife or specialist might begin to the discuss the need for a hospital birth if you were hoping to have your baby at home.As the due date nears, if the baby still cannot be turned or has not turned itself, and is not in one
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Recreational drug use in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 14/08/2008 in Pregnancy health & safety
What are the risks posed to a developing baby by drug use in pregnancy, and what should you do if you have an illicit drug habit?
of marijuana from the effects of other drugs frequently taken in association with it, such as alcohol and tobacco. Some studies have linked use of the drug with slow fetal growth rates and lower birth weights, while other studies - including one published
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Turning a breech baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/07/2009 in Labour & birth
If you find out that your baby is breech, it can often be 'turned around' so that it's in a better position for labour, but how is this done?
In the weeks running up to the birth, your baby is likely to move into the 'head down' position. This is completely comfortable for your baby, who is floating in amniotic fluid, and the position is the best possible way in which a baby will be born
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What is an episiotomy?
By Maria Muennich on 28/08/2008 in Scans, tests and classes
How and when this surgical cut during labour is performed, why it may sometimes be considered necessary and what you can do to avoid having one
anaesthetic and sewn up shortly after the birth. The most common types of episiotomy are the midline episiotomy, which runs directly towards the anus from the bottom of the vaginal opening, and the mediolateral episiotomy which runs from the bottom of vaginal
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Fetal development - week 30
By ThinkBaby on 19/05/2005 in 0-41 weeks
Sprouting hair
doctor right away.NB: All pregnancies are different and fetal growth rates vary, this is meant only as an approximate guide to development. If you have any concerns about your developing pregnancy then speak to your doctor. Your pregnancy
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