A major hospital trust was accused tonight of covering up suspicious baby deaths. It has repeatedly failed to report tragedies to coroners or investigate potential failings, the Mail can reveal. Grieving families believe senior staff tried to brush off deaths by claiming they were ‘expected’ or by implying mothers were to blame. East Kent Hospitals … Read more
Mothers who give birth to premature babies are at nearly TWICE the risk of dying early compared to other women, study finds An Icahn School of Medicine study reviewed records on more than two million women Swedish who gave birth between 1973 and 2015 Women who delivered before they were 37 weeks pregnant were 1.7 … Read more
Female body has the final say on which sperm fertilise the eggs to avoid inbreeding and create healthy babies, scientists discover Experts from Finland explored how women’s reproductive fluids impact sperm They found a man’s sperm performs better in a genetically-compatible woman Specifically, those mating pairs with different immune genes are better suited This helps to … Read more
A hero nurse who saved the lives of three newborn babies when a hospital roof collapsed on them following the blast in Beirut has revealed she walked for over an hour to get the children to safety and has recalled how she reunited the babies with their worried mothers. Pamela Zeinoun pulled a twin brother … Read more
WHY IS EARLY INTERACTION IS IMPORTANT? Dr Sophie Niedermaier-Patramani, Co-Founder and In House Paediatrician at Little Tummy, said: ‘Early social interaction can play an important role in a child’s development. It drives the development of communication and language skills. ‘Babies start to interact with their caregivers from the very first moment they are born. By … Read more
Unborn babies could be at risk of catching COVID-19 in the womb at just two weeks old if their mother becomes infected, study claims Genes in two-week old embryos are designed to create proteins on cell surfaces These proteins include ACE2 receptor which coronavirus used to infect people Thought the virus could use this pathway to … Read more
Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify if a baby has suffered a lack of oxygen to the brain during birth. The prototype test is based on a study of the blood samples of 45 babies that experienced oxygen deprivation at birth, known as birth asphyxia, which increases the risk of risk of disabilities … Read more
The Biggest Loser’s Fiona Falkiner describes ‘traumatic’ IVF journey and reveals BOTH she and fiancée Hayley Willis are planning to carry babies By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:17 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 16:21 BST, 2 August 2020 Fiona Falkiner is in the process of undergoing IVF to have a baby … Read more
Revealed: The unpopular names British parents say they’d NEVER call their babies – including Boris, Karen and Meghan Survey of 5,842 parents reveals names they wish they’d steered away from Third admitted they didn’t give child’s name enough thought before choosing 73% said they had thought of better names for their children after naming them … Read more
The bot that rocks the cradle! Robotic smart crib will automatically coax crying babies back to sleep without parents needing to wake up in the middle of the night A San Francisco tech firm will release a new smart crib in September It will automatically detect when a baby wakes or cries in the night … Read more