January 2010

The Archives

• Health, Newsletter

  Smoking, Blood Pressure and Cot Death!

  01.27.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  The BBC recently reported that babies exposed to smoking in the womb end up with damaged blood pressure control, and it is thought that this may be why these babies are at higher risk of cot death.
  A study at the Karlinksa Institute found that babies born of smokers experienced surges in blood pressure, even when [...]

• Celebrity Pregnancies, Newsletter

  Big Brothers’ Chanelle is Pregnant!

  01.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Chanelle Hayes, known for her stint in Big Brother and consequent short relationship with fellow housemate Ziggy, has announced this week that she is pregnant to her football boyfriend, Matthew Bates.
  The couple are said to be delighted with the news, which comes only months after a huge argument between the two which led to her [...]

• Health, Newsletter

  Embryos Rock

  01.21.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Recent research done on mice has shown that rocking the embryos while in IVF increased pregnancy rates by 20% andthe hope is that the same procedure could lead to a higher success rate for human IVF treatment while, at the moment, the current success rate of IVF is only 35%.
  To read this article in full [...]

• Celebrity Pregnancies, Newsletter

  Dannii Minogue Is Pregnant!

  01.20.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Earlier this week X-Factor judge Dannii tweeted her joy at becoming a mother for the first time with partner, Kris Smith.
  Dannii is now three months pregnant and the couple wasted no time in sharing their good news with everyone, with Kris posting on Twitter the words “woo hoo I’m gonna be a dad”. The baby [...]

• Health, Newsletter

  Inducing Labour Increases The Risk Of A Caesarian.

  01.12.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  A new study, published in Medical News Today, has revealed that being induced before the 39th week of pregnancy increases the risk of caesarian.
  It was found that inducing labour created 1-2 c-sections per 25 pregnancies and these could have been avoided by waiting for nature to take its course, but the study doesn’t include women [...]