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News In Brief

How will the millennium baby fare in the future? The Government has drawn up ‘quality of life’ indicators, which will show children born in the next few months how their life will develop. A baby born at the turn of the millennium can expect to live for most of the century, have improving air quality,…

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Breastfeeding significantly lowers cancer risk

29th September 2008 Breastfeeding significantly lowers cancer risk A major study has strengthened the theory that breastfeeding significantly reduces a mother’s risk of breast cancer. Women who breastfeed for a year over their lifetime are almost 5 per cent less likely to develop the disease than those who do not breastfeed at all, it showed.…

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Myths stop women breastfeeding

11th May 2004 A survey published by The Department of Health for National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (9 – 15 May) shows that serious misunderstandings may be stopping women, particularly young women, from breastfeeding. Although the benefits of breastfeeding are well known, the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe. Almost a third…

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End of anonymity for sperm donors

1st April 2005 End of anonymity for sperm donors People donating sperm and eggs will no longer have the right to remain anonymous under a new law which comes into affect today. Children conceived using donors will now be able to identify their genetic parent when they are 18, although the law is not restrospective…

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Mum wins time off case

20 December, 2000 A MUM sacked for taking time off work to care for her sick child has won her case for unfair dismissal, the first brought under new legislation to allow emergency time off. New laws brought in just over a year ago to allow extended maternity leave and parental leave also include the…

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Summer Babies Are The Luckiest

People born in summer have a brighter outlook than those born in winter or autumn months, according to a study presented at the Edinburgh International Science Festival. The survey was conducted by Professor Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire and involved more than 40,000 members of the public who took part online. Participants were…

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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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Join an antenatal club

Let’s get together Join a Babyworld antenatal club and you never know where it might take you, as these women found out! Meet a mum It was like having a new (and pregnant!) family! Socialising in Sweden The Great London Get-Together Unconditional help, through the good and the bad Meet a mum Many mums find the babyworld…

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X Adventure Products

Hot off the streets of Amsterdam, Stockholm, Paris and Berlin – the new products from Dutch brand X-Adventure, now available in the UK. Smart and stylish – X-Adventure has a range of products that will suit your requirements – either the streetwise lightweight Rover and City Traveller or the rugged Cross Over and Trekker. Not…

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High haemoglobin carries stillbirth risk

27 November, 2000 A HIGH level of haemoglobin measured in blood may carry an increased risk of a stillbirth, it has been warned. The records of more than 702 women who suffered a stillbirth were studied and compared to another 702 women who went on to have babies. Women with high haemoglobin (a level of 146g/l)…

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