News from NHS Choices:
Pregnancy/child
Sugar not a painkiller for babies
2 September 10 "Newborn babies should not be given sugar as pain relief," read the headline in The Guardian. The newspaper said the routine use of tiny amounts of sugar...
Study probes stress and conception
12 August 10 BBC News reports that research "has shown for the first time that high stress levels may delay pregnancy". The study behind this news followed 274 healthy women who were trying to get pregnant...
Pregnancy after miscarriage studied
6 August 10 There is "no need to delay pregnancy after miscarriage," according to BBC News. The BBC website reports that a large study has found that, contrary to current guidelines, conceiving within six months...
Pregnancy after miscarriage
6 August 10 There is "no need to delay pregnancy after miscarriage," according to BBC News. The BBC website reports that a large study has found that, contrary to current guidelines, conceiving within six months...
BPA plastic and fertility studied
5 August 10 "Gender bending chemical in food tins may cut male infertility," says the Daily Mail. The story is based on research examining levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in commercial plastic packaging...
BPA plastic and fertility studied
5 August 10 "Gender bending chemical in food tins may cut male fertility," says the Daily Mail. The story is based on research examining levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastic packaging...
Maternal affection and adult stress
29 July 10 "Maternal love helps you deal better with stress and anxiety later in life," according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that a study has found that children whose mothers showed them...
Maternal affection and adult stress
29 July 10 "Maternal love helps you deal better with stress and anxiety later in life," according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that a study has found that children whose mothers showed them...
