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It's one of the most serious decisions a pregnant woman makes: whether to have amniocentesis during her pregnancy to look for birth defects and chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome. The procedure, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted from the womb using a needle, carries with it a risk of miscarriage. More...
Parents love to worry about kids and typing for all sorts of reasons. First, the way texting seems to be transforming civil discourse. Then, of course, there are the fears around sexting, and texting while driving. It's no wonder texting is a source of family strife. According to a Pew Research Center report last year, 64 per cent of parents look at the contents of their child's cellphone and 62 per cent have taken away their kid’s phone as punishment.
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Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world, occurring with relatively high frequency even in developed nations. Anemia due to iron deficiency causes poor exercise tolerance, fatigue, decreased school and work performance and impaired mental function. Iron deficiency interferes with normal childhood growth and development and contributes to pregnancy complications.
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First and foremost, it is important to accept that you are going to put on weight during pregnancy! You are meant to. Your body is growing and changing to give your baby the best start in life. By the time you come to give birth, you'll be carrying quite a cargo! Just over a third of your extra weight will come from your baby, the placenta and the amniotic fluid. More...
Pregnancy can be tough on your mind and emotions. Here are the best ways to stay on an even keel. Pregnancy is a time of hope and excitement, but for many women it is also a nine-month-long, emotional-roller-coaster ride—much of it downhill. “Mood swings, mixed feelings, anxiety and irritability are all normal,” says Ariadna Cymet Lanski, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology who specializes in prenatal and postnatal counseling in her private practice. More...
I was trying to do two things at once -- cook (in the kitchen) while deciphering some paperwork (in the next room). I'd been interrupted a thousand times with requests for snacks, shrieks over spilled paint water, questions about what squirrels like to eat, and arguments over whether clouds could be blue and flowers could be green. And did I mention that a ruptured disk in my back was throbbing even worse than my head? More...
Preparing your child for going back to school can be overwhelming. Let us help you with school supply lists, healthy lunch ideas, safety tips, and advice to help your child's transition from summer back to school be a relaxed, fun one. More...
'Gifted and talented' is a term used in schools to describe children who have the potential to develop significantly beyond what is expected for their age. 'Gifted' refers to a child who has abilities in one or more academic subjects, such as English or maths. 'Talented' refers to a child who has skills in a practical area such as music, sport or art. More...
Thanks to Dr Andy Gill and other authors for these 101 parenting tips on understanding and improving children’s behaviour. Nearly all frequently asked questions about children’s behaviour are included in this list. If you have a “strong-willed” child, you don’t need to feel distressed. Tips #5 provides you with a freebie, 5-week online self-help course to empower you to cope with him/her. Toddlers and preschoolers have endless effort to test your boundary with their weapon, throwing tantrums. More...
Expectant mothers who have gum disease are less likely to deliver their babies prematurely if they use mouthwash throughout their pregnancy, a new study suggests. Pregnant women with gum disease, also called periodontal disease, are known to have more preemies than women with healthy gums. But it's unclear whether that link is causal, and so whether better oral hygiene would make a difference. More...
The research identifies the sugar molecule that makes the outer coat of the egg 'sticky', which is vital for enabling the sperm and egg to bind together. Researchers across the world have been trying to understand what performs this task for over thirty years.
The scientists behind this study believe their work could help address some of the previously unexplained causes of human infertility and sub-fertility and be very useful for diagnosing this problem in couples who are unable to have children. More...
Collaborative research between LSTM and the University of Copenhagen, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, have answered a long standing mystery, why and how malaria parasites go unnoticed by the immune defences of pregnant mothers. Maternal malaria kills 10,000 women and between 10,000 to 200,000 babies every year. Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease and every life lost is needless. The malaria parasites take on a camouflage that enables their presence to go undetected in the placenta, and therefore they are not attacked by the immune system. Ironically, the camouflage adopted is itself an antibody, although a giant example called IgM that is very different to the IgG antibodies commonly used to attack the parasite. More...
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