Amy Cole BBC Midlands Today Shannen Headley BBC News, West Midlands BBC Eve Morgan took part in the ‘Big Baby’ trial in 2018, giving birth to her son 10 days early Women pregnant with larger babies have been given the option to choose how and when to give birth in a bid to lessen the … Read more
Catrin Nye, Adam Eley and Oliver Englehart BBC Panorama Getty Images Baby food pouches from six of the UK’s leading brands are failing to meet key nutritional needs of babies and toddlers – with parents being “misled” by their marketing – BBC Panorama has been told. Laboratory testing of 18 pouches made by Ella’s Kitchen, … Read more
RNIB As well as an influencer, author, broadcaster and RNIB ambassador, Lucy Edwards is hoping to become a mum Blind content creator and TikTok star Lucy Edwards says she’s “so excited” to be on a health kick to undergo IVF for gene editing purposes, but reveals the dilemma she faced in deciding to screen out … Read more
Fergus Walsh Medical editor Watch: New mum Grace (left) and her sister Amy (right) talk about the “miracle” of baby Amy A “miracle” baby girl has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother using a donated womb. The baby’s mum, Grace Davidson, 36, was born without a functioning uterus, … Read more
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images Childbirth charities are warning parents that hands-free breastfeeding or bottle feeding, when a baby is being carried in a sling, is unsafe. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and the Lullaby Trust say the risks are highest for premature babies and those under four months old because their airways can … Read more
Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Getty Images The three deaths occurred between 2019 and 2021 “Reasonable precautions” could have prevented the deaths of three newborn babies, a fatal accident inquiry has found. Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch all died within hours of their births in two Lanarkshire hospitals, in 2019 and 2021. The … Read more
In a further escalation of his tirade against Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian leader of taking money from his predecessor Joe Biden like “candy from a baby”. Weeks after the epic Oval Office meltdown between the two presidents, Trump has once again suggested that Zelenskyy was not grateful for American aid. … Read more
Baby milk formula should have plain packaging in hospitals, the regulator has said following a probe into the market. Baby milk brands often provide hospitals with formula below cost, because once parents start using a brand, they tend to stick with it. In addition, parents should be allowed to buy baby milk formula using loyalty … Read more
Asha Patel BBC News, Nottingham BBC Sarah and Gary Andrews watched as Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust was prosecuted for the second time due to maternity failings The parents of a baby girl who died 23 minutes after being born under the care of an NHS trust have slammed the organisation for “empty promises” … Read more
Asha Patel BBC News, Nottingham Reporting fromNottingham Magistrates’ Court Ryan Parker/Emmie Studencki Quinn Parker was delivered by emergency Caesarean section at Nottingham City Hospital in July 2021 An NHS trust has been fined £1.6m for “avoidable failings” connected to the deaths of three babies in 2021. Adele O’Sullivan, Kahlani Rawson and Quinn Parker died shortly … Read more