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Childhood cancer – the parents’ perspective
2 March, 2001 CHILDHOOD CANCER – THE PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE PARENTS are left shocked and numb when cancer is diagnosed in their child, university research has found. Many parents felt they had battled to get to the point of diagnosis, struggling to persuade medical staff that something was wrong with their child. The study, by University…
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Tagged Cancer, childhood cancer, David Heney, Mary Dixon-Woods, Pathology, University of Leicester
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Childhood cancer – the parents’ perspective
2 March, 2001 PARENTS are left shocked and numb when cancer is diagnosed in their child, university research has found. Many parents felt they had battled to get to the point of diagnosis, struggling to persuade medical staff that something was wrong with their child. The study, by University of Leicester researchers, followed 20 parents…
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Tagged Cancer, childhood cancer, David Heney, Mary Dixon-Woods, Pathology, tiredness, University of Leicester
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Huge amount of chemicals in babies of smoking parents
20th June 2007 Children whose parents smoke have high levels of toxic chemicals in their bodies, a new study has warned. The warning comes after research found that levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine, is five times greater in babies who have at least one parent that smokes. Dr Mike Wailoo of the University of Leicester who…
Maternity Units Turning Away Women In Labour
Maternity units are turning away women in labour because they have no room, figures show. More than four in ten NHS hospitals refused to accept expectant mothers at least once last year. The figures, from 103 of the 147 NHS trusts with maternity services, were obtained by the Conservatives under the Freedom of Information Act.…
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Tagged Health, honorary secretary, Liberal Democrat, local maternity services, maternity services, National Childbirth Trust, National Health Service, Norman Lamb, Politics, Richard Warren, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, spokesman, University of Leicester
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Choosing pregnant friends
Guess what?! Just because you’re pregnant/a new mum doesn’t mean you have to accept any pregnant woman/new mum that you meet as a mate. Honestly! You have every right to choose your friends now as you did before, just make sure you choose wisely… Living in limbo land The first two trimesters of pregnancy can be a little…
Babyworld and SPARKS in 2006 – we need your help now
Babyworld and Sparks in 2006 – We need your help now For 2006, babyworld has chosen to work with Sparks (Sport Aiding Medical Research for Kids) to raise funds for a specific research project related to pregnancy, birth or illness in young children. Exactly which project is not yet clear because we want you to…
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Tagged cancers, cerebral palsy, illness, Institute of Child Health, Meningitis, Nissen fundoplication, online activities, positive solutions, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, premature birth, Prenatal diagnosis, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, resuscitation, Spina bifida, surgery, The University of Manchester, University of Leicester, University of Manchester
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Babies Recognise Womb Music
Babies remember sounds they hear whilst in the womb for at least a year after their birth, a study conducted as part of the BBC’s Child Of Our Time programme reveals. Psychologist Dr Alexander Lamont, from the University of Leicester’s Music Research Group, led the research with a small group of pregnant women. All the…
