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Babies 'cry in mother's tongue'
(BBC 06/11/2009)
German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb. The researchers studied the cries of 60 healthy babies born to families speaking French and German. The French newborns cried with a rising "accent" while the German babies' cries had a falling inflection. Writing in the journal Current Biology, they say the babies are probably trying to form a bond with their mothers by imitating them.
Warning on liquorice in pregnancy
(BBC 06/10/2009)
Pregnant women who eat large amounts of liquorice could negatively affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, according to research. Experts from Edinburgh and Helsinki universities studied eight-year-olds born in Finland, where consumption of liquorice among young women is common. The children of women who ate a lot of liquorice when pregnant did not perform as well as other youngsters in tests. Researchers said a component in liquorice may impair the placenta.
Robison's plea over teenage pregnancies
(The Scotsman 22/09/2009)
POLITICIANS have a duty to intervene to reduce teenage pregnancies, Scotland's public health minister insisted yesterday. In Scotland, teenage pregnancy rates remain high. In 2006 and 2007, there were 8.1 pregnancies per 1,000 youngsters under the age of 16. The Scottish Government has a target to reduce this to 6.8 by 2010. Other countries, such as the Netherlands, have much lower rates, which has been put down to early sex education in schools.
£500k plan set to give personal nurses to teen mums
(The Scotsman 09/09/2009)
DOZENS of teenage mothers from poor backgrounds are set to take part in a pioneering ?500,000 project in the Lothians which will see them being given a personal nurse. Based on a United States-style programme, nurses will pay regular home visits to 100 vulnerable teenagers throughout their pregnancy and up until the child is aged two. It is hoped the pilot project - the first of its kind in Scotland - will have a significant impact on the health of both mother and baby.
Experts urge wider folic acid use
(BBC 02/09/2009)
A rise in spina bifida cases in Scotland prompts experts to urge all women of childbearing age to take folic acid supplements. The Scottish Spina Bifida Association said 15 babies had been born in Scotland with the condition since January - double the normal number.
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Scots women waiting longer to give birth
(The Scotsman 08/08/2009)
Scots mothers are waiting longer before they decide to have a baby, according to new figures. Women over 30 accounted for almost half of all births in 2008, continuing an upward trend over the past three decades. The General Register Office of Scotland revealed the figures as part of annual statistics report on the country's population, which stated: "The key point is that, as well as choosing to have fewer babies, women are also choosing to have them later in life."
Headaches, heartburn and infection linked to weight of mothers-to-be
(The Scotsman 16/07/2009)
EXPECTANT mothers who are obese have a higher risk of suffering from conditions such as heartburn and chest infections during pregnancy, research revealed yesterday. The study, by Edinburgh University, found obese mothers-to-be were nearly ten times more likely to suffer from chest infections, and more than twice as likely to suffer from headaches and heartburn, compared with those of a healthy weight. Around a quarter of adults are now thought to be obese.
Early pregnancy problems warning
(BBC 29/06/2009)
Women who have complications in early pregnancy should be supervised more closely in future pregnancies, a study suggests. Problems in the first three months increase the risk of premature birth and other difficulties - in that pregnancy and subsequent ones.
No rush to lose extra baby pounds
(BBC 23/06/2009)
Trying to copy celebrities who are back in their skinny jeans within weeks of giving birth is unrealistic and dangerous, new mums are being warned. It can take women six months or even a year, not weeks, to shed the weight they put on in pregnancy, say experts. Crash diets and intensive exercise programmes are not only likely to fail but can harm mother and baby. The advice comes from Germany's Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.
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