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New figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that one in ten mothers over the age of 40 gives birth to a premature baby. The data also showed the number of live births to mothers in this age range has more than quadrupled since the 1980s – shooting from 6,519 births in 1982 to 29,994 in 2012. Britain now sees more than 60,000 premature births every year; an increase that has...
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Last updated: 11/10/2013
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Parents are being warned about a shocking new 'choking game’ being played by teens. It involves kids either engaging in self-strangulation or strangulation with a group of friends. Teens are literally putting something around their neck to the point where they faint or become unconscious. The experience apparently gives kids a euphoric high just before they lose consciousness. The ‘game...
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Last updated: 10/10/2013
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Thousands of women across the world are affected by early menopause but in-vitro activation, developed by a Japanese-American team of scientists, may be able to help. The team recently announced that they can find primordial cells in the ovaries of women who have undergone menopause in their early thirties. According to the research, these cells can contain immature eggs that could be nurtured to...
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Last updated: 10/10/2013
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A new study has revealed that children are more likely to develop depression by the age of 18 if their mother experienced it during pregnancy. The large study, conducted by Bristol University, shows that depression causes the stress hormone to be raised which in turn may affect the development of the unborn baby. The research confirms that mental health development starts before birth and calls...
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Last updated: 10/10/2013
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A new poll has revealed that new mothers are developing depression as they feel under pressure to get everything right. Results show that new mothers are more likely to worry about money and childcare with some feeling they can’t cope at all. Up to one in seven women experience a mental health problem during or after pregnancy but, worryingly, a lot of new mums don’t feel like they can talk to...
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Last updated: 10/10/2013
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How would you react if this happened while you were getting a coffee?
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Last updated: 09/10/2013
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A number of Irish primary schools have been reaping the rewards of meditation time for students. Children are using it in the school yard during moments of conflict and other pupils say it has helped them ward off nervousness during exams. Teachers have noted the improvement in children’s concentration and say it has worked as an anger-management strategy. One principal even said meditation...
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Last updated: 09/10/2013
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Heidi Klum says she believes parents rely too much on television to entertain their children. The model admits she’s banned her own kids from watching TV for long periods and encourages them to play outside as much as possible. Heidi says; “I’m old-fashioned, and I feel like technology ran away with everything. I don’t believe in setting your kids in front of something, always. I think...
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Last updated: 09/10/2013
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Have you heard of FashionKids ? Set up Wilson Dorigon in 2012, this Brazilian Instagram account is dedicated to fashionable toddlers. When it was first created, it was a simple street style account where Dorigon posted an outfit each day worn by local children. However, after FashionKids gained a life of its own, nowadays 95% of the images are sent in by parents who want FashionKids’ 1.3 million...
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Last updated: 08/10/2013
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New figures from Eurostat show Ireland has the highest birth rate in the EU. The European Union’s statistical office found Ireland recorded 2.05 live births per woman, followed by France at 2.01 and Britain at 1.96. The 2013 regional yearbook also found the UK, Ireland and Sweden had the lowest rates of available hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants....
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Last updated: 08/10/2013
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