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Home birth 'as safe as hospitals' say researchers
By Made For Mums on 15/04/2009 11:30:16
Giving birth at home poses no greater risk than a hospital birth, a new study suggests
Researchers from the Netherlands, where one third of women choose to give birth at home, looked at 530,000 births, and found that for low risk mothers (meaning those with no known complications), there was no greater risk of babies dying or becoming
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Coffee does NOT wake you up after broken night, according to research
By Kyrsty Hazell on 04/06/2010 17:05:46
Wake up and smell the coffee. A caffeine pep-up is all in the mind say Bristol University Scientists
Bristol University.Bristol University researchers studied 379 caffeine and non-coffee drinkers and they found that there were no differences in alertness between the two. They also found that non-coffee drinkers experienced headaches and anxiety after
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Nearly a quarter of children aged 3 are overweight, researchers have found.
By Made For Mums on 11/06/2007 10:28:00
University College's Institute of Child Health measured the height and weight of 14,000 three year olds and found 18% were overweight, and a further 5% were obese.
. While only 9% of Indian 3 year olds were obese or overweight, the problem affected 23% of white children and 33% of black Caribbeans. The research was carried out using data from the Millennium Cohort Study, which is tracking children born in the UK
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Medical research
By MadeForMums on 20/04/2010 16:00:02
clinical-trials
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Clinical trials and research
By MadeForMums on 20/04/2010 15:59:26
clinical-trials
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Research and clinical trials
By MadeForMums on 20/04/2010 16:00:21
clinical-trials
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Breastfeeding research could help struggling mums
By Susie Boone on 14/05/2010 18:14:56
Breakthrough confirmation of ‘vacuum sucking’ method may help mums with breastfeeding problems
and take away any blame they may be feeling. The study also looked at women who found breastfeeding painful and discovered that their babies had an extremely vigorous suck. Armed with this research, it may be possible to develop a more effective nipple
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Researchers embark on £2.9m child tooth decay project
By Lucy Dawson on 29/05/2009 11:10:59
Experts in Dundee will conduct a study into how to prevent tooth decay in tots
A massive £2.9 million is being put towards new research which will examine the best ways to treat tooth decay in children.The money will be used by a team of experts at Dundee University who will conduct a study of conventional fillings, methods
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Having a sibling is good for you
By Kyrsty Hazell on 05/08/2010 12:04:38
Research finds close brothers and sisters makes you kinder – especially sisters
Squabbling with a brother or sister is good for your health according to recent US research, and if you have a sister you’re in luck as they apparently make us nicer people.Growing up with at least one girl in the family home wards off feelings
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Genetic link for meningitis found?
By Matt Fricker on 09/08/2010 11:54:04
New research discovers a set of genes that increases risk of developing meningitis.
Meningitis may have a genetic link, according to a new study. Scientists compared the DNA from 1,400 people with bacterial meningitis and 6,000 healthy individuals. They found differences in a family of genes involved in the immune response which seem to make people more or less ...
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