Common treatment of giving newborn babies concentrated sugar doesn’t actually help, according to new study
 Sugar shouldn’t be given to relieve a baby’s pain while undergoing minor medical procedures, as it actually doesn’t relieve pain and may even damage the child’s brain, according to research published in The Lancet today.
The study, conducted by University College London, measured the reactions of 59 newborns after they ... Continue reading
Spending on baby clothes also exceeds £500 for more than half of new parents, finds study.
The average parent spends a total of £1,085.07 on their newborn baby’s nursery, a study commissioned by website BabyChild.org.uk has found. This figure covers everything from the cot and bedding, to the paint for the walls and flooring, but excludes toys and clothing.
So exactly what does each bit of baby kit ... Continue reading
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It’s the broken sleep not the lack of sleeping hours that makes parents feel so tired, says new study
A US study has discovered that new mums are not getting enough quality sleep, even though they are sleeping for an average of 7 hours a night.
Researchers followed a group of 74 new mums during their babies first four months and found that, because their sleep patterns were frequently ... Continue reading
Parents recommend “kangaroo care” after their preemie baby recovered despite being declared dead by doctors
The parents of a baby who survived after doctors declared him dead, have spoken about their son’s dramatic start to life on an Australian breakfast show.
Baby Jamie and his twin sister Emily were born at 27 weeks and while Emily began to thrive, doctors declared Jamie dead after trying to revive ... Continue reading
Meet the 10 finalists in the Practical Parenting and Dentinox beautiful baby 2010 competition
When we asked you to enter your babies into our 2010 model competition and tell us why your little one is so special, our inbox filled up fast! The prize is to appear as a baby model on the front cover of Practical Parenting and the packaging of a Dentinox product, ... Continue reading
University of Surrey researchers want to discover if babies have favourite colours
Researchers from the University of Surrey Baby Lab are looking for baby volunteers to assist them in a new study, reports the BBC.
The scientists are focusing on how babies see colours, specifically, how their perceptions differ to adults. They hope their research will help them understand what and how ... Continue reading
Doctors say that mum Veronica, her three boys and two girls will all survive
Mum Veronica Real-Mayorga has given birth to quintuplets in America, one day shy of reaching 30 weeks of pregnancy. Babies Aaron, Isaac, Priscilla, Joel, and Matilde were born at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital on Saturday. The quints range in weight from 2.5 pounds to nearly 4 pounds, which is far more ... Continue reading
Mum Gillian and dad Marc celebrate as Baby Ellie is allowed to join her sisters at home after six months in hospital
When Gillian Holden unexpectedly gave birth to naturally conceived quadruplets in February, she and husband Marc endured a dreadful wait to discover if their four new daughters would be alright.
Gillian, 35, suffered pre-eclampsia, and when only 28 weeks pregnant she had to deliver her babies by emergency ceasaren.
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The early speech of autistic babies and toddlers found to differ from children without the condition
Diagnosing autism may be about to get easier and quicker with a discovery that babies and toddler who have the condition make different noises to those who don’t.
It seems that autistic toddlers pronounce words differently to their peers. A new vocal analysis system called Language Environment Analysis (LENA) has been developed ... Continue reading
Bizarre naming trends from Adolfs to Ringos uncovered by family tree website
Twenty babies have been named Adolf in the UK since the end of the second world war, family tree website FindMyPast.co.uk has discovered. Not uncommon before the war, the popularity of Adolf for British babies understandably diminished after the conflict.
It’s not just nowadays that celebs influence parents name choices. In the ... Continue reading
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