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Chickenpox in pregnancy
In the UK, it’s estimated that nine out of ten pregnant women (90%) in the UK are already immune to chickenpox (varicella). Once you have had chickenpox, it’s extremely rare to catch it a second time, so there’s therefore no need to worry about catching it during pregnancy. If you’re sure you’ve had chickenpox, you…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged chicken pox, chickenpox, Pregnancy, pregnancy complications, Rash, varicella, Virus
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Infections that may affect your baby
Rubella Rubella (or German measles) can seriously affect your baby’s sight and hearing, and cause brain and heart defects in your baby if you catch it in the first four months of pregnancy. All children are now immunised against rubella at 12-15 months, and again before they start school. If you’re not immune and you do come into contact…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Online antenatal classes, Pregnancy Health
Tagged AIDS, antenatal class, Antibiotic, baby Rubella, babyworld online antenatal class, chickenpox, class 1, cold sores, German measles, Group B streptococcal, hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, HIV, HIV/AIDS, infection, Infectious diseases, oral herpes, rubella, Sexually transmitted diseases, Toxoplasmosis
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Germ Warfare
In today’s world of bleaches, disinfectants and antibacterial sprays and cloths, cleanliness is next to godliness. Parents, however, can forget godliness; cleanliness is next to impossible when you’re juggling work with family life. But don’t despair. In a society that believes the only good germ is a dead one, our obsession with cleanliness could actually be causing more problems than…
Posted in Baby Health
Tagged allergy, Antibiotic, Antiseptic, artificial chemicals, asthma, Bacteria, chickenpox, Cleanliness, Disinfectant, flu, food, Hand washing, Health, Hygiene, illness, infection, Infectious diseases, Measles, Sterilization
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Home birth : home sweet home
At 6.37am on Friday, 26th March 2004, I gave birth to my fourth child, Susannah Kate, in our sitting room. Susannah was helped into the world by my own community midwife, Penny, who had looked after me in my last two pregnancies. The early part of labour had been very stop/start, but once it got going properly it was…
Posted in Home birth, Labour and Birth
Tagged chickenpox, community midwife, digital camera, Lucy, Midwife, Penny, Peter, postnatal depression, Sam, Sophie, Susannah, Susannah Kate
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What to do: Chickenpox
Chickenpox is a common illness caused by the varicella zoster virus. It occurs mainly in autumn and winter, and it is spread through tiny droplets of saliva in the fine spray created by coughing or sneezing. It is usually a childhood illness. The incubation period is 15-20 days. The illness starts with a mild fever lasting about three…
A Parent’s Guide to Chickenpox
Most children will get chickenpox. It can be a worrying and distressing time for parents, therefore this information aims to answer some of your questions about this common childhood ailment. What is chickenpox? Chickenpox is a mild but infectious disease which is most common in children aged between 0 to 4 years old. It is caused by a…
Chickenpox warning for pregnant women
7th September 2005 Pregnant women are being warned to avoid contact with chickenpox if they have not had it before. The Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) says that usually chickenpox does not cause a problem during pregnancy but in a small number of cases it could prove fatal to mother or baby. The journal says…
Asthma kids too clean?
An increase in the number of children with asthma may be a result of better hygiene and clean foods, researchers have claimed. Italian scientists, writing in the British Medical Journal, have backed a theory that unless children are exposed to infections in early childhood they are at greater risk of asthma. They looked at infections found in contaminated…
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Tagged allergy, asthma, chickenpox, Gastroenterology, Helicobacter pylori, Hepatitis A, Immunology, infection, Infectious diseases, inflammation, Mumps
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