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Scotland renews efforts to curtail smoking in pregnant women

Health officials in Scotland are renewing their efforts to reduce the rate of smoking in pregnant women, warning of the risk to them and their babies.
Doctors, agencies and government officials in Scotland are working together to get the word out: if you smoke while pregnant, you’re risking more than your own life.
Following on the heels [...]

Unplanned pregnancy growing issue for women over 35

Unplanned pregnancy is a growing problem for women over the age of 35, many who believe that they’re too old to conceive.
The U.K.’s sexual health charity Family Planning Association (FPA) has announced a new campaign called “Conceivable?” to remind women that contraception is needed until a year or two after menopause.
This week the campaign, as [...]

New morning-after pill effective up to 5 days after

A new morning-after pill has been shown to be effective at stopping a woman from getting pregnant up to 5 days after unprotected sex.
Research out of the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian in Scotland compared the effectiveness of commonly available morning-after pill levonorgestrel with a new form, ulipristal acetate.
The research, published in the medical [...]

Demand for foster parents higher than ever across the UK

Demand for foster parents is at a new high in the UK as social workers in the UK remove an increasing amount of children from situations of abuse and neglect.
Leading U.K. childcare charity Bernardo’s has issued a report that calls for government support in raising awareness for the need of foster homes. The report, issued [...]

Natasha Hamilton Pregnant with Third Child

The former Atomic Kitten will have a “flying double” when performing as Peter Pan in the play at Empire Theater.
After signing on to play Peter Pan, Natasha Hamilton learned that she was 3 months pregnant and therefore was grounded from any flying scenes. Instead Joanna McShane will be here flying double and will do all [...]

Changing adoption views leave ‘developmentally uncertain’ children behind

As National Adoption Week begins today, prospective parents are urged to consider adopting children who have more complex needs.
The British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has published information today stating that one in every three parents looking to adopt would not consider a child born out of a pregnancy that included alcohol or drug [...]

“Tough Love”: Our character is laid before the age of five according to new study

A new study suggests, “Tough love” parenting enables children to better deal with life and lays a foundation for your child’s character before the age of five.
Disengaged or authoritarian parents are reported to be less likely to raise life-skilled children, whom through a combination of warmth and discipline are likely to develop skills such as [...]

Mothercare set to expand in China

The Mothercare group, comprised of two well known retail brands, Mothercare and Early Learning Centre has announced plans to expand further into China.
Ben Gordon, Mothercare chief executive said: “Nineteen million babies a year (are born in China), so clearly the opportunity is huge.”
Plans are in motion to open six new stores in China in the [...]

Oscar the two year old with same IQ of Einstein and Stephen Hawking

Oscar, a two year old from Reading in Berkshire has been ranked in the 99.99th percentile of the population and has measured off the scale as the Stanford-Binet test cannot measure higher than 160.
His father Joe, 29, an IT specialist said: “Oscar was recently telling my wife about the reproductive cycle of penguins.
“He is always [...]

Fertility Treatment Tourists are as high as 25,000 Women per Year

Research data on women over 40 years old seeking fertility treatment in Europe has just become available. Across Europe, women are searching for procedures that are outlawed in their own country.
Droves of French gay women bypass a ban by seeking treatment in Belgium, Italian women are crossing the border in large numbers following tough legal [...]

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