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Mothers’ alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy is linked to changes in children’s face shapes

Mothers’ alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy is linked to changes in children’s face shapes

Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology to find a link between alterations in the shape of children’s faces and the amount of alcohol their mothers drank, both before becoming pregnant and during pregnancy.

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Daily, consistent parental reading in the first year of life improves infants’ language scores

Daily, consistent parental reading in the first year of life improves infants’ language scores

Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months and younger, according to a recent study by researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

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The impact of swaddling upon breastfeeding: A critical review

The impact of swaddling upon breastfeeding: A critical review

New study published 14th February found infants swaddled immediately after birth show a delay in initial breastfeeding, less successful suckling at the breast, reduced intake of breastmilk and greater weight loss compared to un-swaddled babies. 

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Global and regional estimates for caesarean section

Global and regional estimates for caesarean section

The World Health Organisation, with input from the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health and the Department of Social Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, has presented current global and regional caesarean section (CS) rates, and made projections for 2030.

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Proposed fortification of flour with folic acid

Proposed fortification of flour with folic acid

Dr Jonathan Sher of the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland has attacked the proposed UK policy for fortification of flour with folic acid (vitamin B9) as hopelessly inadequate.

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Mothers’ mood and babies’ language development

Mothers’ mood and babies’ language development

Communicating with babies in infant-directed-speech is considered an essential prerequisite for language development.

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An independent review into the cessation of maternity services provided by One to One Midwives

An independent review into the cessation of maternity services provided by One to One Midwives

Niche Health and Social care Consulting, 2022

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The need for a better folic acid fortification policy

The need for a better folic acid fortification policy

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of relatively common fatal or severely disabling birth defects, including spina bifida and anencephaly.

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Pregnant women produce super antibodies to protect newborns

Pregnant women produce super antibodies to protect newborns

Scientists discovered years ago that newborn infants depend upon immune components transferred from their mothers to survive the onslaught of pathogens that begin invading their bodies as soon as they are born.

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New research challenges established ideas about infant crying

New research challenges established ideas about infant crying

Research project at Aarhus University provides a new understanding of what can be defined as normal and excessive crying among infants.

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Infant Brain Study Helps Make Case for a Universal US Paid Leave Policy

Infant Brain Study Helps Make Case for a Universal US Paid Leave Policy

Research suggests that infants whose mothers received paid family leave showed greater brain activity in their first three months.

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Antenatal education in Scotland during the pandemic

Antenatal education in Scotland during the pandemic

A newly published research report commissioned by Public Health Scotland and the Scottish Government describes how maternity care in Scotland has been experienced during the pandemic.

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