Articles about "charity organisation" 16
The MMR debate
During
the 1990s, UK research suggested a possible link between the MMR (measles, mumps,
rubella) vaccination and autism. The theory posed was that introducing three
live virus strains, as is conta . . .
Caring for twins
Caring for twins is obviously
going to be hard work, and you’ll have many conflicting emotions about the
whole process. Once your babies have arrived though, and they’re no longer a
dream, you’ll n . . .
Birth doulas
The
word doula is a Greek word meaning ‘woman servant or caregiver’. A doula’s job
is to offer emotional and practical support during
your labor and in the postpartum period. It’s a great way of ma . . .
Bird flu and babies
Newspaper headlines have been alerting us to the dangers of bird flu for some time now.
It’s a contagious disease that normally affects birds and poultry, and less commonly, pigs. In . . .
Support for breastfeeding
Although
so many experts recommend breastfeeding as the best way of feeding your
baby and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies be breastfed
up to 12 months of age (with exclusi . . .
"My child has a new lease of life"
Oliver Baines used to spend every day either lying on the floor or strapped into his chair. He had no awareness of his own body, no muscle tone and was incredibly passive - spending much of his . . .
Pregnancy discrimination
A survey by baby charity Tommy's and People Management magazine of 600 human resources employees has revealed that pregnant women continue to be bullied in the work place.The survey found that one in . . .
Stressed-out Mums-to-be
According to a poll by Tommy's the baby charity, nine in ten mums-to-be feel stressed and one in five secretly fear they may not love their baby. In a poll of nearly 1,100 pregnant women, relationship . . .
60,000 pregnant women still drinking and smoking
According to the Baby Charity Tommy's, thousands of mums-to-be are still drinking and smoking to cope with the stress of being pregnant. In a poll carried out by the organisation, it was revealed that . . .
Uk primary class sizes are biggest yet
A report has shown that UK primary school classes are the biggest in the world.Only Japan, Korea, Turkey, Brazil, Chile and Israel have more pupils per class then the UK's average 25.8. Worryingly, th . . .