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Swine Flu vaccination, “Pandemrix” confirmed start October 26th

A pregnant teen who died on thursday from Swine Flu, (H1N1) became the 106th British confirmed death from H1N1. The Department of Health announced that a national vaccination campaign will start on October 26th using the GlaxoSmithKline product, “Pandemrix”.
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson said that patients deemed “at risk”, such as pregnant women will [...]

Sextuplets Delivered In Record Breaking Time

The first ever recorded sextuplets for Northern Ireland have been delivered in record breaking time.
Midwife Sister Patricia Denvir delivered the six babies on Friday via Caesarean section within five minutes. The babies, which were conceived naturally and not through IVF, weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz.
Denvir said “It is a very stressful situation both [...]

New Baby Growth Charts to account for breastfeeding

Child growth charts which are based on 1990 formula-fed baby data are to be redrawn in an effort to tackle obesity and increase breastfeeding rates. The new charts will follow data from the World Health Organisation, (WHO).
Guidelines suggest mothers should give their babies breast milk for the first six months of life and then supplement [...]