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Smart mattress built for premature babies tracks the body temperature of newborns to prevent health issues Experts at Nottingham Trent University worked on the project to monitor babies The smart mattress keeps track of how cold the baby is wit medical accuracy It then can alert healthcare staff and warm up to limit dropping temperatures Premature … Read more
Ferne McCann has declared she ‘can’t wait to get married and have babies’ as she looks forward to 2021 after going public with her new man, hunky model Jack Padgett. The reality star, 30, said she has ‘started to feel broody and would love more kids’ as she opened up to MailOnline in an exclusive interview … Read more
A British pilot accused of beating his one-year-old baby girl to death in a five star hotel has claimed he ‘would never hurt my own daughter’, a court heard. Airbus captain Mohamed Barakat, 42, faces a life sentence if convicted by a judge in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He is accused of murdering his daughter Sophia by … Read more
Microplastic particles in the womb: Women give birth to ‘cyborg babies’ no longer made up of just human cells as experts fear it could interfere with development In total, 12 microplastic fragments were found in four placentas from six women Only 3 per cent of placenta was sampled, suggesting that total likely to be higher Placenta … Read more
A hospital trust where 42 babies and 13 mothers died in 20 years had a culture of wrongly blaming parents, the former senior midwife leading an inquiry has told MPs today. Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust was condemned in an interim report by Donna Ockenden last week, highlighting a range of failures including not … Read more
A Michigan doctor reportedly used his own sperm to father hundreds of babies with patients over his 40-year career and sometimes without their knowledge. A group of siblings have revealed that they are genetically matched after doing an online DNA test, according to a report from The Sun. The DNA test traced them to Dr Philip … Read more
Singing to a premature baby during a visit to the hospital can help reduce mum’s anxiety and help them bond with their child before they come home, study found. Researchers from the University of Helsinki observed 24 mothers who sang or hummed to their baby while holding them during skin-to-skin contact in hospital. When a … Read more
Babies’ language skills develop faster if their parents ‘engage in conversation’ with them rather than just talking over them, study finds Experts monitored the language 5-8 month old babies were exposed to at home They then looked at the activity in the language centres of the infant brains They found engaging in conversation led to … Read more
Trendy parents are weaning their babies on avocados, kale and sweet potatoes as newborns are given a taste of millennial favourites younger than ever Carrots, bananas and potatoes topped the list of parents’ chosen first foods More than a quarter of mothers wean their little one on avocados, survey found Other unusual baby food options … Read more
A nurse accused of the murders of eight babies in a year-long killing spree at a hospital neonatal unit today appeared in the dock of a courtroom for the first time. Lucy Letby is alleged to have murdered five boys and three girls while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She is also accused … Read more