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Win Huggies® nappies and Pink Lining change-bag
To celebrate the launch of the unique new drylock technology, Alfie is giving 2 of his fellow babies the chance to win a Huggies® nappies and Pink Lining change-bag prize pack, worth £100!
Competition ends 31st May 2012Groups
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How to protect against swine flu when pregnant?
The swine flu virus can be transmitted through the droplets that come out of an infected person’s nose and mouth when they cough or sneeze. The most effective way of reducing transmission is by following simple respiratory and hand hygiene. You can reduce the risk of catching or spreading swine flu by doing the following: Catch it – always…
Child benefit levels 2009
5th January 2009 With new levels of Child Benefit coming into effect from January 5, leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider, The Children’s Mutual has welcomed the move calculating that 2009 newborns could benefit from a collective lump sum of at least £15.4 billion if families were able to save their Child Benefit into their…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, Children's Mutual, David White, Financial economics, FSA, Investment, Money matters, Northern Ireland
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Pesticides In Baby Food To Be Limited
New regulations have been laid down in Parliament to impose strict limits on pesticides in baby food and infant formulas. But environmental campaigners say the move is too slow, and should also be applied to fresh fruit and vegetables. From July 2002, the limit will be 0.01mg per kilogramme. The regulations have only been set…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Money matters, News
Tagged baby food, Be Limited, food, Food Safety, fresh food, Friends of the Earth, Gisela Stuart, Infant formula, JAY BE LTD, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, Organic food, Pesticide, Pesticide residue, Pesticides, processed baby food, Sandra Bell, Scotland, Soil contamination
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Homebirths on the increase
5th April 2006 The number of women having their babies at home is on the increase, according to latest figures. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed there were 15,198 home births in 2004, up 7 per cent on the 14,204 in 2003. Wales saw the biggest increase, with 3.06 per cent of births taking place at home…
Cot death figures questioned
Cot death statistics released by the government have been immediately questioned by the leading cot death charity in the UK. The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths is worried that many babies who may have died of cot deaths are not included in figures, which may jeopardise understanding of the causes and prevention of cot death, also know as…
Babyworld Parentpreneur Award – 2010 Finalists
The Babyworld Parentpreneur Award is open to businesses, large or small, who can show the most successful business and family combination. Read more details about The Babyworld Parentpreneur Award. The Babyworld Parentpreneur Award Finalists Rebecca Boulton, Musical Signers, Tamworth, Staffordshire Keira O’Mara, Mamascarf, Birmingham, West Midlands Lisa Houghton, Talking Tots, Lytham, Lancashire Claire Willis, SnugBaby,…
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Tagged Birmingham, chemical free lifestyle, Claire Willis, completely soft bed guard, Cumbria Company, Denmark, Dusky Moon, Families Recommend Limited, Finland, founder, ingenious product, Leah Wood, Lee Sharp, Lisa Houghton, Maebh Collins Company, Mimimyne, Mum Keira, Musical Signers, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oxford, Oxfordshire Company, Oxon Company, Parenting, Parents, parents products, PR, Radio 5 Live, Rebecca Boulton, Remote Worker, Russia, Sarah Sharp, sitting in the car waiting, Skegness, social media, social media trends, Sweden, Tabitha Potts, Tyne, Vanessa Blake, Wear Company, web, YouTube, YouTube Inc
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Support Groups – S
Support Groups – S Sainsbury’s Well Being ‘Eating for Pregnancy’ Helpline: 0845 1303646 (local rates apply) Telephone helpline for pregnant and breastfeeding women. The Samaritans The Upper Mill Kingston Road Ewell Surrey KT17 2AF Tel: 020 8394 8300 Fax: 020 8394 8301 24 Hour Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (UK) 1850 60 90 90 (Northern…
The Practical step-by-step guide to toddlers
Lovable, cheeky, infuriating and challenging… toddlers are all of these and more. If only they came with an instruction book… well, now they do with the Haynes Toddler Manual, out now in paperback. This is a practical, down to earth guide designed specifically for Dads. How do you recognise if your child is ill? How…
Cot Death Advice Inconsistent
Nearly a third of parents with young babies do not receive, or do not remember getting any advice on cot death, according to a new study. The Foundation for the Study of Infant Death, which carried out the research, said advice is ‘patchy’ or given too late. They have created a new colourful, eye-catching, cartoon…
Midwives to vote on industrial action
23rd July 2007 Midwives in England are to vote on whether to take industrial action. The move follows the government’s decision to give a recommended 2.5 per cent pay rise in two stages rather than one which means the rise equates to only 1.9 per cent over the year, according to the Royal College of…
