babies

Breastfed babies less likely to be given treats before 12 months

Babies who are breastfed, or partially breastfed, for more than six months are less likely to be given sugar-sweetened drinks…

Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children: Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks…

Baby summer sunshine safety: Every summer there are well-publicised campaigns about the dangers of allowing babies and children to overheat…

Make a first aid course one of your resolutions: As the new year begins, everyone is once again talking about…

What can we learn from babies and how the brain has an amazing ability to ‘get to work’ on autism…

University of Queensland research has revealed that having more babies reduces a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer. Dr Gunn-Helen Moen…

Unborn babies have air pollution particles in their developing lungs and other vital organs as early as the first trimester,…

A procedure widely used to treat birth-related brain damage in newborn babies in low and middle income countries (LMICs) may…

What is Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep)? Strep agalactiae refers to the round bacteria that grow in chains and that…

Breastfeeding your new baby can be difficult, and with side effects like sore nipples, engorgement and thrush, sometimes it can…

My midwifery trip to Africa: elephants, lions and delivering six babies: Trip to Tanzania was privilege, says midwifery graduate Aneeqa…

Babies: from birth to crawling Babies do not come with instructions. They are all different and bring unique challenges. Hormones…