7-month-old baby girl dies after being left in car during heatwave
A 7-month-old baby died in a devastating accident yesterday after being left in a car by mistake for several hours on the hottest day of the year. Her father was …
Fertility Breakthrough: the natural infertility treatment that is as effective as IVF
A century-old technique can help infertile couples get pregnant without the need for expensive IVF treatments, new research has found. Australian obstetrician and researcher Professor Ben Mol has found 40 …
Two thirds of British children will catch head lice during school years, study finds
Two thirds of children can expect to catch head lice at least once during childhood, new research by the Institute of Mums has revealed. Over 1.6 million head lice …
Female primary teachers have higher risk of suicide, statistics show
Female nursery and primary school teachers have a significantly higher risk of suicide than the average woman, statistics show, amid warnings it is ‘one of the most highly stressed occupations …
26 stunning images that perfectly capture the emotions of childbirth
Each year, the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers holds a competition to find the best birth photos from around the world.
Children consume over half their daily recommended sugar before 9am
The average child in the UK consumes three times their recommended allowance of sugar by the end of the day – with vast amounts of it eaten before 9am, Public …
Using car seats for more than 30 minutes puts babies at risk of suffocation, experts warn
Newborn babies shouldn’t spend more than 30 minutes in a car seat, experts have warned. Doctors say very young babies, whose neck muscles are not strong enough to stop their …
Had spots as a teenager? We have some good news
Teenagers cursed with acne could have the last laugh over their peers with “perfect skin” as they will stay looking youthful for longer, new research suggests. Experts claim it’s because …
40% of children not going to dentist, NHS figures show
Over two fifths of children in England have not visited an NHS dentist in the past year, figures show, despite official health advice urging regular check-ups. More than 6.7 million …
Feeding babies peanuts and eggs reduces risk of developing allergies in later life, study shows
Feeding babies as young as four months foods such as peanuts and eggs can significantly reduce the risk of them developing dangerous allergies to the foods later in life, new …
Just Add Sperm: Making babies without eggs may be possible, say scientists
Research by a team of UK scientists is challenging the age-old belief that life can only be created by fusing a sperm with an egg. The landmark research by the …
Research finds iPads are as effective as sedatives in calming children before surgery
New research suggests that allowing children to use iPads to distract them before surgery is as effective at lowering anxiety as conventional sedatives. The study authors, from Hôpital Femme Mère …
Research sheds new light on how babies feel and respond to pain
Medical professionals used to believe that babies simply don’t feel pain. Building on critical work started in the 1980s that proved them wrong, a team from Oxford University is developing new ways to see inside the minds of newborns.
Lazy school holidays causing children’s health and fitness levels to fall ‘dramatically’
Lack of physical activity during the summer holidays is having a detrimental effect on children’s fitness levels, a major study has found. The study – the first of its kind …
Parents call on government to expand vaccination programme after toddler suffers ‘worst case of chickenpox’
A mother whose two-year-old son spent five days in hospital fighting a severe case of chickenpox is calling on the government to make the chickenpox vaccination freely available to anyone …
Tesco to hand out free fruit to shoppers’ children at over 800 UK stores
Tesco has announced that they will be offering free fruit for children to munch on while their parents shop. The UK’s biggest supermarket tested the initiative in Scotland last year …
Home-cooked food no healthier than infant ready meals, research finds
Only 16% of UK mothers cook from scratch every day, much to the dismay of healthy-eating advocates. However, according to new research published in the journal Archives of Disease in …
Mums-to-be ‘are wasting their cash’ on multivitamins
Multivitamin and mineral supplements, often promoted to pregnant women as a means of giving their child the best possible start in life, are an “unnecessary expense” and do not result …
Sex education in British schools is “unfit for the smartphone generation,” survey finds
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has released the findings of a major new survey of over 900 young people about sex and relationship education provisions in schools. …
Parents fuel obesity epidemic by feeding children adult-sized portions
Parents are being warned not to over-feed their children after research found around one in 10 regularly serves up adult-sized portions of popular meals. In a survey of 1,000 parents, …
Should babies really be sleeping through the night?
Swansea University has released a video to help new parents understand their baby’s sleeping patterns. Based on a study of more than 700 families, the video challenges the idea that …
Pregnant teens are smoking cigarettes in a bid to have smaller babies, study finds
Pregnant teens in Australia are deliberately taking up smoking to help them reduce the birth weight of their unborn babies, shocking new research has found. The finding comes from a …
Designer babies: new prenatal test raises ethical concerns
If there was a simple blood test that could tell you the gender, height and eye-colour of your baby in the early stages of pregnancy, would you want to know? …
Drinking Hot Beverages Linked to Cancer
Next time you make yourself a hot tea or coffee, let it cool off a bit; it could help you avoid cancer, according to a new study by the U.N. …
What happens when parents comment on their daughter’s weight?
The less you comment on your daughter’s weight, the less likely she is to be dissatisfied with her weight as an adult according to a new study from the Cornell …
Parents warned to keep washing tablets out of reach of children after rise in hospital admissions
Parents are being told to keep dishwasher and laundry tablets out of reach of young children after a rise in hospital admissions caused by them. On average more than one …
12-year-old’s video about Autism and vaccines is going viral for all the right reasons
Meet Marco Arturo. At only 12 years old he is a self-proclaimed scientist, and the latest to tackle the debate surrounding autism and vaccines.
Contraception at the flick of a switch
A German carpenter has invented a device that he claims will revolutionise contraception, by allowing a man to turn the flow of sperm from his testicles on and off at …
Footage shows how a baby’s pram can turn into 37C death trap in just 20 minutes
Parents are being urged not to drape blankets over their baby’s pram after an experiment showed how rapidly the buggy can heat up. The experiment, which was captured on film, …
How Formula One pit stop techniques are helping to save the lives of critically ill newborn babies
Wales hospital uses F1 pit stop tactics for newborn resuscitation.
Artificial placenta could save tiniest premature babies
Researchers have begun trials on an artificial placenta that recreates conditions in the womb.
Rewarding children’s good behaviour with sweets and junk food may lead to emotional eating, finds research
Do you use sweets or chocolate as a reward for good behaviour? If so, you may unintentionally be teaching your kids to rely on food to deal with their emotions. …
Research says children of older mothers are smarter, taller, and stronger
The risks of having children later in life are well documented: there’s a higher chance the baby will have issues at birth such as Down’s syndrome, or be more likely …
Babies Know When You’re Angry, and Want to Appease You
New research finds babies won’t easily forget seeing anger-prone behaviour in adults, even if that anger is directed at someone else.
Schools are charging up to £1.80 for children to eat homemade packed lunches
Parents are being charged for children to eat their own packed lunches in schools, it has been reported. A survey carried out by the Teachers’ Union NASUWT and reported in …
It’s no joke! Research finds British parents don’t laugh enough
Laughter may be the best medicine, but according to new research, British parents are suffering from a ‘laughter deficit’ – with half of parents chuckling just once or less a …
Women need more sleep than men because of their ‘complex’ brains, research suggests
Ladies, if you need an excuse for a lie-in this weekend, we have just the ticket! Research has proven that women need more sleep than men, because our brains are …
‘Healthy’ children’s drinks contain a whole day’s sugar hit in one juice
Fruit drinks marketed at children and considered “healthy” by many people are “unacceptably high” in sugar, new research has found. Researchers from the University of Liverpool and Queen Mary, University …
Research shows British children spend less time outdoors than prison inmates
Children in the UK spend less time outdoors than prison inmates, a survey has found. Three out of every four children aged six to 11 spend less than an hour …
Don’t eat for two, mothers-to-be are told
Women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy are more likely to have large babies, a major study has found. The study also found that mothers with high blood sugar …
Transgender child referrals to NHS have increased ten-fold over past 5 years with youngest patient aged just three
The number of under 18s who have been referred for help coping with transgender feelings has increased by more than 1,000% in the last 5 years – with the youngest …
Viagra in pregnancy may prevent stillbirths
Viagra could be given to women in labour to reduce complications and save babies’ lives.
Eating peanuts early in life could prevent nut allergies
Exposing infants to peanuts might prevent them from developing food allergies later in life, a new study has found…
Women to be given ‘period leave’ by Bristol company
Largely female workforce prompts company to ‘tap into natural cycle’ of its employees
Smoking e-cigarettes while pregnant ‘puts unborn babies at risk’
E-cigarettes may not be safer than traditional tobacco cigarettes, according to research.
Rise in number of scarlet fever cases across England
The symptoms of scarlet fever include a sore throat, headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. This is followed by a fine red rash which typically first appears on the chest and stomach, rapidly spreading to other parts of the body.
The shocking number of young children who have had teeth removed
The number of children in England having their teeth removed because of decay has increased for the fourth year in a row, new figures suggest.
Wedding dresses used to make baby burial gowns
Even dolls’ clothes can be too big for some of these angel babies
Thousands Back Petition To See Meningitis Vaccine Given To All Children
A petition to extend the NHS meningitis B immunisation programme to cover all children in the UK has attracted over 600,000 signatures, exceeding the 100,000 mark which means it must …
Have you noticed this in your child’s bottle?
The dad first posted about the problem on his Facebook wall.