Babies

IVF babies are ‘45% more likely to die before their first birthday’

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IVF babies are 45 per cent more likely to die before their first birthday, a study of almost three million children has found. Researchers in Sweden compared the outcomes of babies conceived naturally and through assisted reproductive techniques. Babies from a frozen embryo had a more than two-fold higher risk of death than babies conceived … Read more

Babies exposed to household cleaning products may develop childhood asthma, wheezing: Study

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By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Published: February 18, 2020 4:41:39 pm The findings revealed an association between early exposure to cleaning products like dishwashing soap, multisurface cleaners, and laundry soap, and the risk of asthma and wheezing. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock) Early exposure of babies to household cleaning products like laundry soap and dishwasher detergent … Read more

DNA testing on NHS will speed up diagnosis for ill babies

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Gene test hope for critically ill babies as DNA testing on the NHS could speed up diagnosis and lead to quicker treatment Worried families used to have to wait three months on average for a diagnosis Now ‘whole-exome’ testing will provide an answer in about ten days The test could pick up rare diseases including … Read more

Putting folic acid in flour in Britain will save 400 babies each year, scientists say

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Putting folic acid in flour in Britain will save 400 babies each year, scientists say after move was introduced in 80 other countries If woman lacks folic acid when she conceives it increases risk of brain deformity The deficiency also hugely raises the risk of a baby being born with spina bifida Leading experts have … Read more

UK gives birth to more babies with dangerously low birthweights than Turkmenistan, Albania and Cuba

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More babies in the UK were born underweight than in Turkmenistan, Albania and Cuba, shocking research shows. Around 56,000 British newborns weighed less than 5.5lbs in 2015, approximately seven per cent of all live births that year.  The UK fell behind the likes of Albania, which saw 4.6 per cent of its babies born underweight, … Read more

Mother, 31, reveals her rare condition made her dread releasing milk for her babies

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A mother has revealed a rare condition known as ‘breastfeeding dysphoria’ caused her to feel intense dread every time she released milk.  Deena Todd, from, Yeovil, Somerset, had overwhelming feelings of homesickness and anxiety which left her in tears every time she breastfed.  It led the 31-year-old to even regret having her daughter, Isla, who … Read more

Why dogs are the new babies

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Dressing ‘little Betty’ in pyjamas, pooch playdates… Has our dog-loving obsession gone too far? Introducing this week’s special issue, Michael Hogan reveals just how canine crazy we’ve become  We call ourselves ‘proud parents’ and refer to them as our ‘babies’. We agonise over their names, splash our cash on the latest kit and spoil them … Read more

TEN babies have died in a Fisher-Price sleeper, safety officials warn

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TEN babies have died in a Fisher-Price sleeper, the company reveals – as safety officials warn parents to stop using the rocking crib after babies are three months old Since 2015, 10 infant deaths have been reported in connection to the Fisher-Price ‘Rock ‘n Play’ sleeper  The infants were all over three months old and … Read more