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Dental care important to healthy pregnancy

Dentists are warning pregnant women to take care of their teeth, for the sake of their babies. Pregnant women with cavities and gum disease have an increased risk of having premature and low-birth weight babies. They also have a good chan [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

CDC reports sharp rise in babies born to unmarried couples w...

The number of babies born to unmarried couples who live together has increased sharply in recent decades, according a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. In 2006-2010, 22 percent of first births were to women in a cohab [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

'Poorer health for babies born early'

“Babies born just a few weeks early have a higher risk of poor health,” The Guardian reported today. According to the newspaper, new research has found that being born just a few weeks early can raise their risk of conditions [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

‘Karachi remains a polio pool’

Experts say Karachi remains a polio pool as the metropolitan is at a high risk of receiving the virus due to high migration from other regions. Sindh reports nearly 25 cases every year. ” Karachi has been a potent polio importer. Th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Charity plea for report of baby abuse

A NATIONAL helpline is urging people in the Highlands to contact them if they have any concerns over the welfare of a baby, after it was revealed a tragic 27 infants have been killed in Scotland in the last decade. Every day, the Nationa [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Obese 200-Pound Third Grader Put in Ohio Foster Care

A third-grader who weighs over 200 pounds was taken out of his home in Cleveland, Ohio and placed in foster care, after officials deemed his mother wasn't properly controlling his weight. The Associated Press reported that this is the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Funding boost for babies and toddlers in poor areas

Ministers have earmarked an extra £55m for the Flying Start scheme over three years, which will include free part-time child care in poor areas. It came as the Children's Commissioner for Wales warned of the impact of UK-wide bu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Consumers lash out at Johnson & Johnson over harmful chemica...

Two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo sold in the U.S. and some other countries, even though the company already makes versions without them, according to an international coalition of h [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Health campaigners urge boycott of J&J baby shampoo

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics said in a report that the health care company uses the preservative quaternium-15 in the Johnson's Baby Shampoo line sold in the United States and elsewhere. Quaternium-15 is added to many cosmetic p [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Newport woman to appeal against mother's care decision

Teresa Jones, who is 91 and has dementia, has been in a care home for the past three years. Tina Dean from Newport, said her mother had been assessed as not needing her current level of care. Mrs Dean has been told she would need to pay a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Police investigate Furness General Hospital baby deaths

The probe follows the death of Joshua Titcombe who died nine days after his birth at Furness General Hospital in October 2008, Cumbria Police said. An inquest in June ruled Joshua died of natural causes but said midwives had repeatedly [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

CDC: Most U.S. Hospitals Do A Bad Job Supporting Breastfeedi...

Most women want to breastfeed their newborns, studies show. But when it comes to supporting breastfeeding — a pretty fabulous way to protect babies against all sorts of ills and to secure the connection between mothers and infants & [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Baby Care Pointers: How To Have Your Newborn Baby Sleep All ...

The most trying time for new parents is night time. Often your child will stay up all night or only sleep in little bits at a time. Baby care can be difficult for new parents and there are some skills parents must use to keep their sanity [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Position Babys Sleep

The most appropriate hospital for your baby to sleep comfortably on her back format. According to the results of research in recent years, lying on his back the most secure form of hospitalization. The baby can turn his head from si [...]