A new BBC Three series is looking for couples who are expecting their first baby. Dads ..are you going to be a first time father? Would you like to be more involved in the birth? Mums …does the sound of your partner helping midwives deliver your baby appeal to you? If so then please get [...]
The BBC reports today that new research has shown that IVF babies born from frozen embryos are heavier and result in longer pregnancies than those born from fresh embryos. A study presented at the British Fertility Society annual meeting says transferring frozen embryos may lead to healthier babies. But the reasons behind the findings are [...]
A new BBC Three series is looking for couples who are expecting their first baby. Is your man helping you through your pregnancy? Is he planning to be at the birth? Would you like him to get more involved? If this is you get in touch… alice.dodge@bbc.co.uk
The BBC reports that scientists have identified a “fertility switch” protein which appears to increase infertility if levels are too high and fuel miscarriage if too low. In an interesting article on the BBC website, they report that an Imperial College London team took samples from the womb lining of more than 100 women. Writing [...]
According to the BBC, a 44-year-old mother who did not realise she was pregnant is recovering at home after giving birth on a Derbyshire street. Jane Eadie, from Langley Mill, said she was amazed when she gave birth to her third baby – a boy named James – on King Street in Belper on 24 [...]
We have a small number of Babystart Ovulation Test Kits available at the bargain price of £2.50 with no delivery charge. These kits are dated November 2011, so will be fine to use this month and next if you are trying to conceive. The Babystart test is 99% accurate and there are 5 dipstick tests [...]
Edwin Poots, the health minister in Northern Ireland, has said that women there who choose to have a Caesarean for non-medical reasons may have to pay for the operation. Mr. Poots is launching a consultation on a review of maternity services. Around 30% of deliveries in Northern Ireland are by Caesarean section – the highest [...]
Researchers have discovered that levels of testosterone go down after fatherhood reports the BBC. This drop in the male hormone presumably makes the dad more family-oriented and less likely to stray, says the resreach team, as testosterone increases a man’s sex drive and helps him compete for a mate. The Proceedings of the National Academy [...]
Currently there are no UK guidelines to help midwives and women define how much is too much when it comes to weight gain during pregnancy. The BBC have an interesting article about this on their website written by a Nutritionist with the British Nutrition Foundation. One interesting point that is made is “despite the common [...]
BBC2 Horizon tonight (22nd Aug at 9pm) explores whether our early development in the womb sets up our constitution, how vulnerable we are to negative things that we encounter and how we will cope with them for the rest of our lives. An interesting review of the findings can be found on the BBC website.
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