posts related to: specialist

random_1

Triplets. Triple joy for first-time mum

Therese Trueman, from Bromsgrove, gave birth to three baby girls: Lucy Karina, Erin Odett and Freya Simone. Born at the Women’s Hospital in Edgbaston, Birmingham the babies weighed in at 4lbs10oz, 5lbs10.5oz and 4lbs4.5oz respectively. At first there were two… Very early on in my pregnancy I wasn’t feeling very well so, at six weeks,…

Posted in Baby, Multiple Births | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
random_4

Pre-eclampsia trigger may have been found

25 October, 2000 RESEARCHERS may have come across a trigger for pre-eclampsia, the pregnancy complication that affects up to one in 10 women. A team working in North Carolina, United States of America, found that pregnant women with pre-eclampsia had much lower levels of a natural hormone called angiotensin than other pregnant women. Angiotensin levels…

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
random_1

Social Stigma Prevents Pregnant Smokers Seeking Help to Quit

Social Stigma Prevents Pregnant Smokers Seeking Help to Quit One in four (28 %) pregnant smokers would like to seek help to stop smoking but are worried about being judged Powerful new campaign shows that every cigarette smoked restricts the essential oxygen supply to an unborn baby, so that their tiny heart has to beat…

Posted in Buying for your baby, Diet and nutrition during pregnancy, News, Parenting styles, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
Bunny Boy

Babyworld Readers’ Survey 2004

  Babyworld Readers’ Survey 2004 and Your Chance To Win a Professional Baby Photography Shoot worth £600 with Haydn Photography Help Us To Help You We are constantly looking to enhance the content and presentation of the web site. Your input will be very valuable in helping us to improve our services and tailor babyworld…

Posted in Surveys & Press releases | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
random_34

Parents fight for their daughter’s ‘right to life’

1st October 2000 The parents of a critically ill baby have been given permission for their High Court battle for her right to treatment to be heard in public. 11 month old Charlotte Wyatt weighed only one pound and was five inches long when she was born three months premature at 26 weeks gestation. She…

Posted in Baby, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
random_18

New Hope For Newborns With Eye Problems

A new technique which greatly raises a baby’s chances of a successful eye transplant is being used by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Previously, doctors have avoided surgery on babies’ eyes because they have been unable to see into the baby’s eye and, without knowing the full extent of the problem, they run the risk of…

Posted in Baby, Baby Health | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment