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posts related to: cerebral palsy
Osteopathy for children
Mum of five, Clodagh Foelster, describes how The Osteopathic Centre for children treated her daughter’s talipes, with amazing results. Rio’s talipes When my daughter, Rio, started crawling she didn’t use her legs at all but dragged herself along with her arms. Despite reassurances from my health visitor and GP, as the mother of 3 older children who were…
Cytomegalovirus
An unidentified infection in Kim Crook’s pregnancy brought about her son Ryan’s disability. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that is part of the herpes family of viruses. CMV is spread through bodily fluids such as saliva and urine, and can be transmitted from person to person through close bodily contact. Like most other herpes-type viruses, once you’re…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health
Tagged cerebral palsy, Christmas, CMV infection, consultant, Cytomegalovirus, depression, Herpes, Herpes simplex, Herpesviruses, hydrotherapy, infection, Kim Crook, morning sickness, music therapy, physiotherapy, Ryan, Sexually transmitted diseases, TORCH complex, Virus
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Spastic quadraplegic cerebral palsy
Deborah Orbell, whose son Craig had spastic quadraplegic cerebral palsy, says keeping positive can make the world of difference to how you cope with a situation. It was touch and go for a while Craig had a very difficult delivery. He suffered oxygen starvation at birth and emptied his bowels, swallowing quite a lot of meconium before his delivery.…
Cerebral palsy: What is it?
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a physical condition which affects the ability to control movement. It is a very varied condition and no two people who have it are the same. Some people are only mildly affected and need little or no special help; others are severely disabled and need a lot of help. People with CP often have…
Posted in Baby Health, Special Needs
Tagged cerebral palsy, Fertiloscope, scope, special needs
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Surviving twins carry health risk
5 May 2000 PREGNANT women are being warned that if one twin dies during a pregnancy, the surviving child is at risk of ill health. A study in the Lancet looked at every registered twin birth in England and Wales between 1993 and 1995 where one twin died during the pregnancy. Questionnaires were sent to…
Babyworld and SPARKS in 2006 – we need your help now
Babyworld and Sparks in 2006 – We need your help now For 2006, babyworld has chosen to work with Sparks (Sport Aiding Medical Research for Kids) to raise funds for a specific research project related to pregnancy, birth or illness in young children. Exactly which project is not yet clear because we want you to…
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Tagged cancers, cerebral palsy, illness, Institute of Child Health, Meningitis, Nissen fundoplication, online activities, positive solutions, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, premature birth, Prenatal diagnosis, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, resuscitation, Spina bifida, surgery, The University of Manchester, University of Leicester, University of Manchester
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Chancellor’s baby has cystic fibrosis
29th November 2006 as confirmed that his four-month-old son has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Four month old Fraser has been in and out of hospital with recurrent chest infections since his birth in July 2006. A spokesperson confirmed that the Chancellor and his wife Sarah had been told in late July that the baby might have the…
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Tagged Brown, cerebral palsy, Channelopathy, Conservative leader, Cystic fibrosis, Fibrosis, Fraser, Gastroenterology, Gordon, Health, Ivan, Pulmonology, Rosie Barnes, Sarah, spokesman
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Folic acid linked to having twins
Folic acid supplements are recommended to women during pregnancy but, according to Swedish researchers, they could increase the likelihood of giving birth to twins. A team of scientists from the Tornblad Institute in Lund examined data gathered by the Swedish Medical Birth Registry on the types of medicines taken by pregnant women in the late…
Posted in Pregnancy
Tagged birth defects, cerebral palsy, Congenital disorders, Disability, Folic acid, Health, premature birth, Richard Parnell, Scientist
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