The number of unexplained infant deaths – or cot deaths – has been falling, provisional figures from the Office of National Statistics suggest.
There were 264 such deaths in 2007 across England and Wales, down 7% on the year before – which itself saw a significant fall in numbers.
The rate was highest among babies born outside [...]
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Sudden infant deaths ‘tumbling’
Population growth at 47-year high
The UK population grew by 408,000 in 2008 – the biggest increase for almost 50 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The total number of people passed 61m for the first time, with changes in birth and death rates now a bigger cause of growth than immigration.
The numbers of people arriving minus those leaving [...]
Swine flu jab tests for children
Children in five English cities could become the first to receive vaccines for swine flu.
Bristol, Exeter, Oxford, Southampton and part of London have been selected to lead a trial for children aged between six months and 12 years old.
A proposal for funding has gone to the NHS National Institute for Health Research for approval.
If successful, [...]
Family friendly baby units urged
Neonatal units looking after premature babies need redesigning to put parents at the heart of care, say campaigners.
Parents’ needs can get overlooked as the medical needs of the babies are the main priority for staff, Bliss and the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) found.
They are asking health workers to put themselves “in the shoes” of parents.
Part [...]
Special Baby Care Promotion Begins!!
From 1st August to 30th September 2009, we are offering this Special Promotion. In addition to the normal 10% discount we offer for all orders for Home Delivery Room Sets of 4 pieces or more, we are offering an additional Free Spring Luxe Mattress with every order of Kidsmill furniture. This offer applies to orders [...]
Abortion pill approved in Italy
Italy’s drug regulation agency has approved the use of the abortion pill RU486, also known as mifepristone, prompting protests from the Vatican.
The Italian Pharmaceuticals Agency (AIFA) ruled late on Thursday that the drug would not be sold in pharmacies and only be administered by doctors.
The pill could only be taken up to the seventh week [...]
Protein Key to Premature Births. . . .
Premature labour, the major cause of death and disability among babies, may be prevented by blocking a key protein, a study suggests.
Infection is now a recognised trigger of preterm birth, but some women seem to go into labour early even when the infection is trivial.
Researchers at Imperial College London say they can isolate the protein [...]
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