Mothers-to-be can drink alcohol
Pregnant women can safely drink a small glass of wine a day, official advice is set to say. After the first three months of pregnancy, women can consume up to 1.5 units of alcohol per day says draft...
View ArticleVery low birthweight risk linked to two cups of coffee a day
Pregnant women will be warned this week not to drink more than two cups of coffee a day to cut their risk of giving birth to dangerously underweight babies. Safety watchdogs say the recommended daily...
View ArticleGroup B Strep Prevention
February is International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month and, although many western countries offer pregnant women testing for the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn...
View ArticlePost pregnancy weight concerns
Women who fail to lose excess weight after having a baby could be risking the health of future pregnancies. A study published in The Lancet said that even a few pounds can make all the difference,...
View ArticleMaternity Units Turning Away Women In Labour
Maternity units are turning away women in labour because they have no room, figures show. More than four in ten NHS hospitals refused to accept expectant mothers at least once last year. The figures,...
View ArticleWater aerobics helps with labour pains
Doing aqua-aerobics during pregnancy can ease the pain of childbirth, research shows. Women who did three classes a week were over twice as likely to decline an epidural, a study found. It is thought...
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