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
The coronavirus currently sweeping the world may injure the placentas of pregnant women and cut off blood supply to their unborn babies, a small study has found. Scientists found visible damage to the placentas of all 15 mothers who were involved in the research. Lesions and blood clots were discovered in the vital organ, responsible … Read more
CDC advises all babies born to COVID-19 positive or suspected mothers be tested for the infection The CDC is advising that newborns be separated from mothers who have confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus Babies should be tested within the first 24 hours and can be reunited with their mothers if the women test negative Infants are … Read more
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
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
Father, 53, of miracle quads fights for his life in hospital with coronavirus leaving their mother, 35, fearing she will have to raise them alone Giovanni Sapia, of Harlow, Essex, was struck down with the bug three weeks ago Doctors put him on a ventilator, with only a quarter of his heart fully functioning Wife … Read more
Father, 53, of miracle quads fights for his life in hospital with coronavirus leaving their mother, 35, fearing she will have to raise them alone Giovanni Sapia, of Harlow, Essex, was struck down with the bug three weeks ago Doctors put him on a ventilator, with only a quarter of his heart fully functioning Wife … Read more
A controversial scientific study claims there is a link between how much a young child watches television and the likelihood of developing autism-like symptoms. It found that one-year-old children who spend large portions of time looking at screens were more likely to show autism-like symptoms at two years of age. Researchers from Drexel University in … Read more
Babies who are breastfed in infancy carry fewer harmful viruses in their guts than those fed exclusively on bottle milk, a study claims. Scientists studied the first stools of 20 babies aged up to four days and a separate group of 124 babies aged between one and four months. Evidence from the faecal matter found … Read more
Babies in trendy low-riding pushchairs like the Bugaboo Bee and Babyzen Yoyo are exposed to significantly more air pollution than their parents during the school run. UK researchers found infants as high as 2.6 feet from the ground in their pushchair breathe in 44 per cent more pollutants than the adult pushing them. Babies in … Read more