Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Should new mums be given a supply of the morning after pill? – Essential Baby – July 2014 You’ve had your baby, spent some time recovering from the birth and now you are ready to be discharged from hospital. Before you leave you..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Why we need better support for men after miscarriage – Essential Baby – July 2014 Mike Turner* can still keenly remember the mixed emotions he experienced after his wife miscarried their first baby. He says it was a “hug..
Clippings Parenting Work Should employers do more to support breastfeeding mothers? – Women’s Agenda – June 2014 There are many challenges for women returning to the workforce after maternity leave. For some it is managing childcare arrangements while..
Clippings Parenting Can birth be fun? – Essential Baby – July 2014 We all know that no two births are alike. Ask any group of women to describe their birth experience and you are guaranteed a huge variatio..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Do we need more care and compassion for women experiencing miscarriage? – Essential Baby – June 2014 Like many miscarriages, mine began with a spot of blood. It was nothing more than a tiny speck, but it sent my heart plummeting to my stom..
Clippings Parenting When your angelic toddler turns into a little monster – Essential Baby – June 2014 We didn’t see it coming. Our little love C was a delight. Much calmer than her exuberant older sister G, she had been our “easy” child. G ..
Clippings Parenting Technology to blame for kids’ poor spelling? – Essential Kids – June 2014 In an age where as many as 78% of them own a mobile phone, it is probably safe to assume that text messaging is having an impact on the wa..
Clippings Parenting The breastfeeding ‘selfie’ trend that wants to #normalisebreastfeeding – Essential Baby – June 2014 If you’re on Facebook or Instagram you may have noticed a new hash tag recently: #normalisebreastfeeding. As the name suggests, the aim is..
Clippings Parenting Is there any harm in baby shaming? – Essential Baby – June 2014 Have you heard about the ‘baby shaming’ trend? The idea is to share a photograph of your baby or toddler holding up a sign that describes ..
Clippings Parenting Does swearing during labour help reduce pain? – Essential Baby – May 2014 “I’m so sorry for all the swearing,” I said to the two dedicated midwifes who helped me bring my daughter into the world. My baby girl ..
