Late premature birth increases children’s risk of recurrent hospitalisation.

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It’s been a good week for celebrity besties and dads, George Clooney and Rande Gerber.

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Little Scout Larson is an Instagram star with more than 60 thousand followers.

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Is it ok for children to count on their fingers?

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It’s not the runner’s first time to surprise the athletic world.

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A close call for US lawmakers.

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Recent measles outbreaks in Ireland, the UK, Italy and the US have made global headlines.

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You will be spoilt for choice.

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Serious interior inspiration.

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Ireland’s stillbirth rates rank 17th in an international comparison.

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What other cabbage can be both the crisp and the dip?

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Looking after newborn skin can be a daunting prospect.

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Stop wasting your money!

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We’re probably all guilty of this…

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The debate has caused heartache and controversy over the years.

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It’s a long long way to Tipperary, but my heart’s right there.

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Boys with older dads may have advantages over their peers in educational and career settings.

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“This raises a big red flag that these chemicals may be toxic to humans as well.”

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Coeliac disease often goes un-diagnosed.

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Many pregnant women wake up at night because of searing leg pain.

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Pre-eclampsia affects up to five percent of pregnancies and can cause serious complications.

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Teaching our children about responsibility is a life-long parenting challenge.

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Enuresis is distressing and can happen for a variety of reasons.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease.

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We wonder what Sadness and Joy would have to say on this one?

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Research shows leaving work sooner can benefit your baby’s health.

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And you’re almost there!

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Time to pack a hospital bag!

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Baby’s getting big and so are you!

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A dairy or lactose-free diet can be a daunting prospect for parents.

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Brought to you by Aldi. Women are famously good at multi-tasking, but mothers develop actual superpowers. You mightn’t wear a latex catsuit with a big ‘M’ on the front but the trial and error of early motherhood have honed your skills to optimal efficiency and you are amazing. 1. You’re way past doing things with […]

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Brought to you by Aldi. In an increasingly secular Ireland, many parents are looking for alternatives to traditional religious celebrations. With the fear of Limbo quashed by the Vatican itself in 2007, and high infant mortality no longer a concern in the modern age, many people wait months or even years to formally name their […]

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Brought to you by Aldi. If your baby hates the car, you’re in for a white-knuckle ride. It’s hard enough to concentrate on the road without glass-shattering screams behind you, so here are six tops tips to help you travel in sanity and safety. 1. Introduce the car seat at home, letting baby sit and […]

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Psychologists think they have the answer.

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Another reason to stick to the water this weekend…

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The sleep deprivation, the crying, the leaking boobs…

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Babies’ preferences for looking at faces develops while they are still in the womb. Child development researchers have long known that infants are more interested in looking at faces than other objects. Now, brand new research published in Current Biology has shown that this preference for faces actually develops in the womb. By projecting light through the […]

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Children who speak two languages have even more of a cognitive advantage than was previously thought. Brand new findings from New York University’s school of culture, education, and human development have shown that bilingual children process voice information quicker than kids who only speak one language. The research, published in the journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, […]

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You can buy every toy and educational gadget in the store, but your toddler will more than likely develop an obsession with the cardboard box it came in. Am I right? My daughter used to sleep with the remote control and my youngest shuns lego and blocks in favour of curtain rings and an old […]

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Last October, the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) released a new policy statement advising that babies should sleep in the same room as their parents but in their own cot for the first year of their life, in order to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Despite the AAP’s recommendations, room sharing between babies and mothers beyond […]

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A large-scale study of 1.3 million babies has shown that educational outcomes for premature babies are more promising than was previously believed. Although many mums and dads of preemies worry that their children might struggle in school, findings from a new large-scale study – published yesterday – should reassure parents. Researchers from the Institute for Policy Research […]

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A study shows the excessive amounts parents are spending on their children to avoid the child feeling left out in school.

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That awkward pregnancy moment when you laugh, cough, sneeze and pee all at the same time. During the nine (long) months of pregnancy, women’s bodily functions undergo many significant changes and the urinary system is sadly no exception. The uterus, which rests on the bladder, dramatically increases in size and weight over the 40 weeks. In […]

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Although many of us who have had a Caesarean section birth might argue otherwise, a leading medical research centre in the US says that women are being sent home with more pain relief medications than they really need. A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Centre has shown that most women who have a c-section are […]

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Australian researchers have found yet another benefit to breastfeeding for six months or more. New findings, published in the Journal of Hepatology., have shown that babies who are breastfed for less than six months before starting infant formula are much more likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as teenagers. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is […]

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Michelle and Barack Obama famously kept their ‘date night’ alive despite the stresses and strains of being the President and First Lady, having kids, and living in the public eye. Even science says that you should make the effort. According to a study by the Marriage Foundation, couples who go on a date night just once a […]

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All for the love of sweet potato.  Not only do they have a lower carb content than regular spuds, sweet potatoes also contain more vitamin C. A win-win situation.  The average Irish daily consumption of fruit and veg is only 3.2 of the recommended five servings, so that give number a boost this week with these […]

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Millions of people around the world have problems conceiving and throughout the years many celebrities have been outspoken about their struggles with failed IVF attempts and miscarriages. In the hope of encouraging other women to keep on trying these celebrities have spoken about their experiences and their disappointments. Brooke Shields Prior to her daughter Rowan’s […]

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Welcome to week 33 of your pregnancy! This week, your baby is as big as a celery stick. Here’s what else you can expect this week. You You might describe yourself as ‘fed up’ at this point, or you could still be loving your bump and your glow – either way, you’re not the only […]

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According to Eurostat, women in Ireland, on average, wait until they’re 30 to have babies. And chances are they only start thinking about conception at that time. But, according to Alan B. Copperman, medical director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, women need to be mindful of their fertility in the years that precede […]

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