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Stem cell storage
Storing your baby’s stem cells might provide a lifeline if they fall seriously ill in future. Here we investigate this relatively new private health service… Stem cells – the basic building blocks of human life – are already being successfully used as part of the treatment for childhood leukaemia and various forms of cancer but they also…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Labour and Birth
Tagged Bone marrow, bone marrow transplants, Cancer, childhood cancer, Cloning, Cord blood, cord blood bank, Department of Health, diabetes, Elizabeth Harrison, Health insurance, heart disease, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, HIV, Human Tissue Authority, insurance policy, leukaemia, marketing manager, Medical Research Council, MHRA, Midwife, Nottingham, Parkinson's, Placenta cord banking, Queen's Medical Centre, Stem cell, Stem cells, Stephen Baines, Tushar Majithia, Umbilical cord
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Meningitis Baby Inquiry
10 March 2000 MENINGITIS BABY INQUIRY HEALTH chiefs are probing the death of a toddler who was sent on a 60-mile trip between three hospitals before being treated for meningitis. Tyler Foster, who was nearly two, died of meningococcal meningitis at the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, more than 12 hours after his mother first took…
Posted in Baby Health, News
Tagged Bacterial diseases, Grantham, Meningitis, Meningitis Trust, Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Tyler Foster
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Should prisoners be allowed to be fathers
30 June, 2000 A MAN convicted of murder is taking the government to court in a bid to be allowed to father a child. Gavin Mellor, aged 29, is in jail in Nottingham for murdering a 74-year-old man, and has at least seven years left to serve of his life sentence. He may have to…
Cancer drug may prevent early labour
15th June 2005 A drug which is currently used to treat several forms of cancer could help stop premature labour, according to scientists from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The team, lead by researcher Dr Nick Europe-Finner, found that the drug Trichostatin A (TSA) has the potential to control early labour contractions and it is hoped that the…
Should a prisoner father a child
30 June, 2000 SHOULD PRISONER FATHER CHILD? A MAN convicted of murder is taking the government to court in a bid to be allowed to father a child. Gavin Mellor, aged 29, is in jail in Nottingham for murdering a 74-year-old man, and has at least seven years left to serve of his life sentence.…
Go Veggie For A Female Baby
VEGETARIAN mums are more likely to give birth to a girl, researchers have found. The claim is based on analysing nearly 6,000 pregnancies in Nottingham and the research team say the exciting results seem to be drawn from the mother’s diet. Pauline Hudson and Rosemary Buckley of Nottingham University studied nearly 6,000 pregnancies from 1998,…
Tommy’s Campaign Saving Tiny Lives
TOMMY’S CAMPAIGN SAVING TINY LIVES TOMMY’S Campaign provides funding for a wide range of research projects across the UK to improve the survival chances of thousands of babies. Sadly, not every pregnancy goes to plan. One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage and one in 188 babies is stillborn. More than 100 babies are born…
Posted in Charity, News
Tagged Bristol, Cambridge, Derby, Glasgow, Leicester, Miscarriage, Nottingham, Oxford, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, premature birth
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Support Groups – L
Support Groups – L La Leche League PO Box 29 West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7NP Tel: 0845 120 2918 www.laleche.org.uk Look c/o Queen Alexandra College 49 Court Oak Road Harbourne Birmingham B17 9TG Tel: 0121 427 9800 Fax: 0121 428 5038 Email: info@look-uk.org Provides support for families with blind and visually impaired children.
Posted in Pregnancy
Tagged Birmingham, Children, Court Oak Road Harbourne, Nottingham, West Bridgford
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Cost of the cuts to families
As further fears of a double dip recession which would place increasing pressure on the family purse, as figures emerged that the economy shrank at the end of last year. New and expectant parents are already starting to feel the bite from the Government cuts, and NCT, the UK’s largest parenting charity, is worried about how those who rely…
Posted in Money matters
Tagged Babies, baby products, Bumps, Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, food, National Childbirth Trust, NCT, Nottingham, on government
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