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No proof acupuncture helps IVF, say fertility doctors
By Susie Boone on 12/03/2010 in IVF & fertility treatments
No evidence that acupuncture increases chances of getting pregnant through IVF
to have no impact no matter at what stage of IVF it was used.They also found that there was no solid evidence that Chinese herbal medicine had any benefit to IVF.Professor Adam Balen of the BFS warned that couples should be made aware of the lack
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10% of new dads suffer postnatal depression
By Kimberley Smith on 19/05/2010 in Pregnancy for dads-to-be
While 1 in 10 men suffer PND they are ‘often missed’, finds survey
in after 3 to 6 months following birth.Triggers like lack of sleep, new responsibilities and supporting a partner suffering from PND have all been suggested.“New parents can be faced with sleep deprivation, changes in lifestyle, changes
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Parents warned not to self-diagnose baby’s food allergies
By Kimberley Smith on 10/08/2010 in First steps to weaning
Massive increase in children’s allergic reactions to food but misdiagnosis also on the rise
worrying unnecessarily about their children. But actually 6%-8% of all children in the UK with a genuine allergy is a huge number,” said paediatric allergist Dr Adam Fox.Poorer diets of processed and junk food and a lack of vitamin D have been linked
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Illegal sperm donor website owners get suspended sentence
By Kimberley Smith on 13/10/2010 in IVF & fertility treatments
Fines and community service for two businessmen who offered anonymous sperm donors to women online
-night-stands.However, the biggest concern is the lack of regulation in screening for diseases and health problems. Although this is not always possible in natural conception, if you are considered using a sperm donor to get pregnant, make sure they have been properly health checked
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No more babies for cash-strapped mums
By Kimberley Smith on 27/07/2011 in Baby life
Young women forced to put off their families due to financial problems
the high cost of living and a lack of affordable housing for the squeeze on families.Are you saving up for a baby?Also in the news:A baby cost £5,000 before its first birthdayTrying to get pregnant after 3040-year-old Julia Bradbury's miracle pregnancy
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Baby sues Virgin Airlines for listeria poisoning before he was born
By Kimberley Smith on 24/05/2011 in Pregnancy health & safety
A baby whose mum suffered food poisoning from in-flight food while she was pregnant is named as the plaintiff in case against Virgin Airlines
and anxiety as a result of contracting listeria in the womb. He is suing for medical expenses and lack of prospective income.Food poisoning is unpleasant to get in pregnancy and you’re more susceptible to it as your immune system is heightened. If you
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Eat eggs and steak in pregnancy for a calm baby
By Kimberley Smith on 21/03/2011 in Pregnancy diet and nutrition
A pregnancy diet rich in vitamin B12 linked to calmer, more contented babies who cry less
months after birth.The effect of high levels of vitamin B12 was apparent even after other factors such as social background, age of the mums and smoking were taken out of the equation. The scientists believe that a lack of vitamin B12 could affect
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Danielle Lloyd pregnant with No. 2!
By Kimberley Smith on 15/03/2011 in Celebrity
WAG Danielle and her footballer fiancé Jamie O’Hara are expecting their second child just eight months after baby Archie’s birth
amazing thing to happen, and it was amazing because I love Archie to bits, but it was also really, really difficult,” Danielle said. “Having a newborn baby was hard, with the lack of sleep and everything else. I was stuck in my own little world and I didn
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Women having home births at 50-year low
By Emma Daly on 11/11/2011 in Labour & birth
Only 2.5% of mums gave birth at home last year, compared to a third 50 years ago
to choose to have a home birth, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports. However, while 11% of women decide and indeed wish to give birth at home, lack of local resources means that in most cases it isn’t possible. One-to-one care from a local
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Parents help create Tommy’s advice for premature birth
By Kimberley Smith on 16/01/2012 in Labour & birth
Baby charity Tommy’s enlists the help of parents with premature babies to help prepare others for the arrival of an early baby
involved,” explained Beckie Lang from Tommy’s. “We know from the many mums and dads that contact us that there is a lack of resource for those that have been told they are going to have a premature baby, so we hope this guide gives parents the support
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