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Michael Jackson to Adopt a UK baby

It would appear Michael Jackson is busy with more than the UK concert dates. Reports are surfacing that he’s also looking to adopt a baby.

A source quoted in The Sunday Express said, “His life is his children. Wherever he goes, they go, and he has said it would be good to have another child. Contact has been made with an adoption agency in Britain which has a very good reputation.”

“It could be that he was inspired by Madonna who adopted a little African boy but nobody really knows what kicked this all off.”

“He senses he is viewed differently here than he is in the States. Before his concerts he has said he wants to spend at least three weeks in Britain, getting used to the time zone and exploring the country,” says the source. “It is during this period that he wants to have meetings about adoption. He has not said if he wants a boy or a girl, just that it would be good for the family to have ­another brother or sister.”

Michael Jackson is already dad to three kids,  and Paris, from his marriage to Deborah Rowe, and Prince Michael II, aka Blanket over the balcony.

         

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IVF Babies More Likely To Have Health Problems and Genetic Disorders

Test tube babies are 30% more likely to have health problems says the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), which is the government’s watchdog on fertility issues, has come out with a study showing that babies who are conceived with IVF treatments have a one in six change of having health problems or some kind of genetic disorder. More than 10,000 babies a year are conceived through IVF in a year in Britain.

The scientist from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention studied more than 14,000 births to gather information on babies born via IVF treatments. The studies showed that babies who were conceived via IVF, had more of a chance of suffering from a whole range of medical conditions from heart valve defects to a cleft palate. They also have a greater risk of suffering from rare genetic disorders.

There could be a couple of reason why this is. One could be the fertility drugs that are taken to help the woman become pregnant. They may lead to some of these health problems in the babies. Another reason could be that since most woman who choose to do IVF are slightly older, the woman’s eggs are not as healthy as they should be, which results in a baby who may not be healthy.

HFEA is looking to just put out this information to any couple who may be considering IVF so they know the risk. They also want to let people know that, the majority of babies that are born via IVF are healthy. IVF specialist, Robert Kennedy made this statement about the new HFEA guidelines and information, “What we need to remember is that the overall risks of an abnormality occurring is increased with IVF but it is still a small risk. Nevertheless, patients still need to be aware.”

         

13-Year-Old Dad Was ‘Scammed’ Claims Friend

Alfie Patten, 13, who was named as one of Britain’s youngest fathers has been ‘scammed’ claims a family friend of the 15-year-old mother.

Clive Sim, 39, told the Daily Mail paper that Chantelle Stedman’s parents told her to remain silent about other potential fathers to her baby girl, Maisie.

It is claimed that they wanted to create media attention in order to profit financially. Alfie, who is a very young looking 13-year-old has requested a paternity test, and hopes to prove that he is the father.

“It’s all pretty sordid,” Sim told the Mail. “Alfie may not be an angel and nor is Chantelle. But at the end of the day they are only children and it is the adults around them making bad decisions based on money, not their welfare.”

It is suggested that there could be as many as six other people who could be father to Maisie, although Ms. Stedman denies these claims.

         

Boy Becomes Father At 13

13 year old Alfie Patten’s become one of Britain’s youngest fathers after his 15 year old girlfriend Chantelle gave birth to their daughter Maisie.

         

Dangers for children of Women who are obese

A new study has shown that women who are obese are more likely to have children with birth defects than slim mothers. Defects including the child’s heart and spina bifida. An estimated one in six pregnant women in Britain is now obese or overweight.

The Government was asked by experts to fund anti-obesity campaigns, targeting all women within an age range and for doctors to be educated about potential complications obese and overweight expectant mothers can expect.

Newcastle University researchers discovered that babies born to obese mothers were significantly more likely to suffer from abnormalities. More than twice as likely to be born with spina bifida, in which the spinal cord is incomplete, causing disability. 20 per cent more likely to be born with a cleft palate and 30 per cent more likely to have heart defects.

Dr Emily Gelson, from Imperial College, London said: “Increasing numbers of deaths are occurring in women with unknown heart disease but with known risk factors. The presence of these risk factors must be highlighted during pregnancy, promoting the timely diagnosis of unsuspected (heart) disease in pregnant women.”

“Only by raising the profession’s awareness of the possibility of heart disease in pregnant women will this alarming rise in the maternal mortality rate be arrested, and preferably, reversed.” She co-authored the report.