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Blood tests in pregnancy

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…

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Illnesses during pregnancy

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…

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Vaccines and immunisations

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…

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IVF Ban If You Smoke Or Drink?

The world’s most prominent fertility experts have been discussing whether IVF (in vitro fertilisation) should be restricted to patients who fit a set of rules.   Smoking over 15 cigarettes a day or drinking more than three units a day, along with a record of child abuse, violence or drug use, were all suggested as…

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Rubella fears if vaccination falls

6 December 1999 RESEARCHERS fear that a rise in the number of cases of babies with German measles may follow any drop in vaccination levels. A major rubella epidemic in Greece six years ago was followed by the birth of a large number of babies with congenital German measles. A team of researchers from Athens has now…

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