Baby growth chart switch closer Title: Baby growth chart switch closer Description: New child growth charts which reflect the slower weight gain associated with breastfeeding could be soon be adopted…
Peanuts during pregnancy Title: Peanuts during pregnancy. Description: New scientific research has found that most women who follow general medical precautionary advice and avoid peanuts when…
Birth Defects Title: Birth Defects. Description: About 150,000 babies are born each year with birth defects. The parents of one out of every 28 babies…
Scottish Government: A Pathway of care for vulnerable families 0 to 3 Title: Scottish Government: A Pathway of care for vulnerable families 0 to 3 Description: All children and young people have the right…
Health Minister welcomes breastfeeding boost Title: Health Minister welcomes breastfeeding boost Description: Health Minister Edwina Hart will praise a mother-to-mother breastfeeding help and support training scheme as part…
Postnatal mental care ‘lacking’ Title: Postnatal mental care ‘lacking’. Description: Women are being let down by a lack of services for those with postnatal mental health problems,…
Drugs in pregnancy and schizophrenia Title: Drugs in pregnancy and schizophrenia. Description: The risk of developing schizophrenia is known to be connected to a family history of the…
Pregnant mother’s fatty diet ‘may alter baby’s brain’ Title: Pregnant mother’s fatty diet ‘may alter baby’s brain’. Description: A high-fat diet during pregnancy has the potential to alter a baby’s developing brain…
Craving for junk food ‘begins in the womb’ Title: Craving for junk food ‘begins in the womb’ Description: Pregnant women who “eat for two” by increasing their consumption of fatty and…
Sickle Cell Test Title: Sickle Cell Test. Description: The check, carried out as part of the standard “heel-prick test” that looks for other health problems, spots…