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Antenatal blood tests
You will be offered a variety of blood tests during your pregnancy. By testing your blood, a great deal can be deduced about the likely health of yourself and your baby. Whenever possible the taking of blood tests is timed so that you don’t need lots of needles on separate occasions! Blood group Usually at…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Tests
Tagged anaemia, antibodies, Blood disorders, CVS, Cystic fibrosis, deafness, diabetes, Down’s syndrome, Genetic disorders, German measles, hepatitis B, HIV, Miscarriage, Rh disease, Rhesus factor, rubella, Sickle-cell disease, Thalassaemia, Toxoplasmosis, Ultrasound, Vaccination
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Later antenatal appointments
Following on from the booking appointment your appointments are usually every four to six weeks until 34 weeks and then, every two weeks until the birth, although in some areas, and depending on your pregnancy, you may have more appointments. This is what usually happens at these later antenatal appointments: You will have a chance to ask any…
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Tagged antibodies, blood test, diabetes, Fertility, Midwife, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, Prenatal development
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Rhesus factor problems
When you’re pregnant, it’s important to know whether your blood is Rhesus positive (Rh+) or Rhesus negative (Rh-). This will be checked from the blood sample that you give at your first antenatal appointment. If you’re Rh-, it’s important to know whether your partner is Rh- too. If he isn’t, there’s the possibility that your baby will have a…
Classical music and children
If you happen to mention classical music and children in the same sentence, then you’re likely to hear someone mention Mozart because, as the theory goes, listening to the work of this musical genius will ensure your baby’s intelligence. This year would have been his 250th birthday and record companies across the world are releasing…
Pros and cons of breastfeeding
We outline what the pros and cons of breastfeeding are for women. PROS Breastfeeding is nature’s food for babies, and there is nothing better. It is uniquely balanced to suit your baby’s feeding needs at any stage, so as he grows older, its constituents are perfectly suited to his needs. Pre-term babies particularly benefit from…
Protection levels for vaccines
Normally after a completed vaccination programme almost all children will have lifelong protection against certain diseases, most likely lifelong protection against measles, mumps, rubella and meningitis C, at least 10 years protection against diptheria and tetanus and around three years against whooping cough. However, vaccines cannot always guarantee complete protection. Sometimes this is because the body has not produced enough…
Posted in Baby Care, Immunisations
Tagged antibodies, Immunity, Measles, Meningitis, Meningitis C, Mumps, Pertussis, rubella, tetanus, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, whooping cough
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MMR Vaccine
MMR stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella and is often referred to as the triple vaccine. Children receive a single injection of the MMR vaccine at around 13 months, with another dose given at three years and four to five months old and your child needs two doses. Dr Ramsay, a consultant epidemiologist, says “Anyone…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Immunisations
Tagged antibodies, Autism, Child Health, encephalitis, German measles, immunisation, live measles, Measles, Measles Mumps Rubella, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, slight rash, Vaccination, Vaccines
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Britain at bottom of breastfeeding leagues
22 May 1999 The latest research shows that Britain is at the bottom of the European league tables when it comes to breastfeeding, with fewer mothers feeding their babies here than in any other European country. In Britain the poorer you are, the less likely you are to breastfeed your baby – only 50 per…
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Tagged allergy, antibodies, Baby bottle, Brazil, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, Childhood, diabetes, European league, Family, Infant feeding, Infant formula, infection, milk, Parenting, pneumonia
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Myths stop women breastfeeding
11th May 2004 A survey published by The Department of Health for National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (9 – 15 May) shows that serious misunderstandings may be stopping women, particularly young women, from breastfeeding. Although the benefits of breastfeeding are well known, the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe. Almost a third…
Breastfeeding does not boost IQ
4th October 2006 Breastfed babies are clever because their mothers are more intelligent and not because of their intake of breastmilk. A study from the Medical Research Council and University of Edinburgh found that breastfeeding mothers tend to be more intelligent, more highly educated, and likely to provide a more stimulating home environment. However, the researchers…
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Tagged antibodies, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding in public, Childhood, Department of Health, Family, Medical Research Council, National Childbirth Trust, Parenting, Rosie Dodds, University of Edinburgh, Upper respiratory infection, vomiting, World Health Organisation
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