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Woman gives birth to rare identical triplets
By Made For Mums on 09/08/2007 10:01:00
A British woman has given birth to identical triplets in Austria, something that occurs only once in every 200 million births, doctors said on Wednesday.
1,500 grams (3.3 pounds) and measuring 40 cm (15.7 inches), were doing well although they would remain attached to respirators in the intensive care unit for several weeks to ensure no complications set in. The triplets were conceived naturally
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Mums expecting twins and triplets given ‘coping classes’
By Lucy Dawson on 14/05/2009 12:16:48
Boom in multiple births sees workshops on offer for mums
that the number of mums having twins or triplets is rising in England and Wales with nearly 15 of every 1,000 births ending in the delivery of more than one baby.Antenatal teacher Philippa Bennet told the Evening Standard: "Parents with multiple births have been
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A mum that's literally one in a million
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 13/05/2009 16:52:40
Mum of twin teenagers has triplets.
the same cycle.The triplets go through 20 nappies a day, and need feeding every four hours. “After one wakes up to be fed I get back to bed and then half an hour later another one wakes,” said Joadey.Husband Gary is now in a house of seven women – his wife
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Multiple birth mums missing out
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 06/07/2009 10:44:45
Parents expecting twins or triplets aren’t getting the vital birth and parenting advice they need during pregnancy.
Expecting twins or triplets? Two thirds of you may not be getting the birth and parenting advice you should, says the Twins and Multiple Births Association (Tamba).Just 36% of the 1,300 mums polled were offered parenting education sessions that were
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Quadruplets born after IVF
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 09/07/2009 10:56:14
Couple travelled to Turkey for controversial fertility treatment
embryos split to form identical twins. At the 12-week scan, Emily and Simon fund out they were expecting quads.The chances of having four babies from three embryos through IVF are about one in 1.5million.The option of terminating two of the fetuses
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Fertility watchdog plans to limit IVF multiple births
By Made For Mums on 05/12/2007 12:33:00
Fertility regulators plan to cap the number of IVF related multiple births, it was announced yesterday.
and Embryology Authority aim to limit women to one embryo wherever possible.The regulator says this will cut the number of multiple births and reduce the health complications associated with them. One in four IVF babies is a twin or triplet. They are more likely
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Placenta praevia and your pregnancy
By Sara Mackenzie on 22/04/2009 11:00:34
What is placenta praevia, how can you spot it and how can it be treated?
’s diagnosed by scan.In some cases, you may experience vaginal bleeding. Placenta praevia might also be suspected if your baby’s lying in an unusual position.What will happen if I have placenta praevia?You’ll be scanned again around 34 weeks of pregnancy.[#1.2
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Should you rush to your baby when she cries?
By Dr Richard Woolfson, child psychologist on 11/06/2009 16:24:04
Whether or not you should go to your baby every time she cries is a common parenting dilemma. We look at both sides.
. This is around the time when she becomes more aware of her surroundings and has a greater understanding of cause-and-effect.[#1.2]Babies are often smarter than we give them credit for. If you go to your baby the second she starts to cry, she could begin to think
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