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There is concern that the levels of caffeine in some coffees served at high street coffee chains, could be a risk to pregnant women.

The UK Food Standards Agency currently...  Read More...

A tiny premature baby, born in the United States, and thought to be one of the smallest babies in the world, is preparing to go home in the New Year.

Baby Melinda Star Guido...  Read More...

German car seat manufacturer Kiddy has won two more awards from Which? magazine for its child car seats.  Kiddy is already a highly respected and trusted brand, producing some of the safest,...  Read More...

There's growing concern about the dangers posed to babies and young children by so called 'baby bling' products. The products include decorated dummies, soother clips and baby bottles, and are...  Read More...

Researchers have found that delaying the clamping of a baby's umbilical cord by three minutes after birth, can help reduce the chance of iron deficiency later in infancy. ...  Read More...

A major study involving over 65,000 women, has looked at the risks of home birth in England.  The study is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, and was carried out by Oxford...  Read More...

Women now have the right to ask for a caesarian birth, even if there is no medical need for it, according to new guidelines for England and Wales.

The guidelines, issued by...  Read More...

New guidelines have been issued reducing the recommended doses of paracetemol based medicines including calpol and disprol for children.

The recommendations have been made...  Read More...

As the world's population reaches seven billion, a string of babies around the world born on 1st November 2011 have been named by the United Nations as the world's 'seven billionth babies'....  Read More...

British scientists are developing a new test that could improve the success rate of IVF treatment. Currently only about one in three IVF attempts is successful.  It is reported that the test...  Read More...