Pregnant Rochelle and Frankie to join Una in the mums' club shortly?
Following the news this week that Frankie Sandford is the latest newly-pregnant member of The Saturdays, fellow girlband member Rochelle Humes is at the other end of the pregnancy countdown, and getting ready to give birth soon.
Since going on maternity leave from the band a couple of months ago, and following ... Continue reading
Tales of twins are on the increase, prompting suggested changes in IVF guidelines
Baby love is booming on the maternity wards, as news of multiple births are seemingly on the increase.
New mother, Sarah Chiad, has created her very own hefty-sized baby boom, by giving birth to what is said to be one of Britain's heaviest ever set of twins.
The five-week-old pair, Hannah and ... Continue reading
Mothers to be encouraged to eat more oily fish
Scientists at the Universtiy of Montreal believe that a lack of omega-3 in women who have just given birth may contribute to post-natal depression, according to a report on nursingtimes.net
The researchers believe that a combination of certain genetic factors and a deficiency of the acid can lead to depression after childbirth.
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Government offers jab to pregnant women to protect their newborn babies, following the worst outbreak in 20 years
Pregnant women will be offered the whooping cough jab for the first time to protect their newborn babies, after the worst outbreak of the disease in over a decade.
From Monday, the Government will offer the vaccine to 650,000 mums-to-be who are between 28 and 38 weeks pregnant during routine antenatal appointments.
This ... Continue reading
Study reveals hope for new vaccines to prevent premature birth and pre-eclampsia
New research could pave the way to vaccines for babies in the womb that prevent pregnancy complications such as premature births and pre-eclampsia.
US researchers have identified naturally occurring cells that suppress a mum-to-be’s immune system and prevent her from rejecting her own foetus, reports The Press Association.
Scientists say ... Continue reading
Study finds more accurate, safer screening for unborn babies
A new blood test will be able to detect for signs of Down’s syndrome in babies without risking a miscarriage, reports the Daily Mail.
The Harmony Prenatal Test finds a foetus' DNA cells in the mother’s blood and checks them for signs of chromosomal abnormalities.
A trial of 2,049 women, conducted by Harris ... Continue reading
New research turns the tables on previous advice about nuts and pregnancy
Women who eat peanuts during pregnancy may reduce their child’s risk of asthma in later life, a new study suggests.
There has long been debate about eating nuts during pregnancy, and women have previously been advised to avoid nuts due to the belief they could increase the risk of allergy in their ... Continue reading
Bizarre development in 3D printing means mums can take home a foetus paperweight…
Here at MFM HQ we think we may have stumbled across the oddest development in fetal scanning since, well, since time began. A Tokyo health clinic is using 3D printing technology to create mini resin-cast models of expectant mums’ unborn babies, reports Mashable. As if that wasn’t odd ... Continue reading
New study reveals pregnancy alters gut bacteria to support baby
Pregnancy changes not only the way your tummy looks, but also the bacteria living in your gut, a new study claims.
Researchers found that the gut bacteria in women in the third trimester of their pregnancies were very different to non-pregnant women, reports Science Daily.
“The findings suggest that our bodies have co-evolved ... Continue reading
Malaysian rifle shooter makes history before the Games event begin!
A woman who is eight-months pregnant will make history as she gets set to compete in the air rifle event at the London 2012 Olympics.
Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, who thought her pregnancy would dash her Olympic dreams, is representing Malaysia in the women’s 10-metre air rifle event.
“When I found out that ... Continue reading
