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Fetal heart rate monitors no substitute for medical advice

Fetal heart rate monitors shouldn’t be used as a replacement for a proper medical warned doctors.
Doctors have published information in the British Medical Journal warning that fetal monitors, used to listen to a baby’s heartbeat, may give “false reassurance” and unnecessary anxiety to parents who use them.
The warning follows on the heels of a case [...]

Lying still after artificial insemination treatment increases success rate

Lying still in the supine position after undergoing artificial insemination increases the chance of conception by as much as 50 percent according to a recent study.
There have been various methods tried throughout the centuries to increase the chances of conception after sex. One method women have tried is elevating their hips for 10 or 20 [...]

Rise in number of Down’s syndrome cases as women wait longer to start families

Down’s syndrome cases have become more common over the last two decades but have been offset by better early detection and an increase in terminations.
The British Medical Journal published a paper today indicating that diagnoses of Down’s syndrome has increased by 71 percent since 1989, yet the rate of babies actually born with Down’s has [...]

Most Cot deaths are attributed to babies sleeping with parents

Over 50% of cot deaths otherwise known as sudden infant death syndrome, (SIDS), happen when babies are asleep with their parents, according to a recent study.
Researchers warned that the findings published online by the British Medical Journal prove that the safest place for babies was beside their parents’ bed in a cot.
Researchers found that [...]