Are you feeling powerless as a parent? Then, here's some food for thought: a new research has claimed that a mother's beliefs even before her baby is born predict how well her infant
Researchers have claimed that a mother's beliefs even before her baby is born predict how well her infant will sleep at night later.
According to researchers in Israel, if an expectant mum thinks that babies who cry at night are suffering distress and need comforting and soothing back to sleep, then her newborn is likely to wake more frequently during the night than if she believes babies should learn to settle themselves.
Expectant Mums At Increased Risk Of Swine Flu Complications
Pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester, are at an increased risk of serious complications from the H1N1 A influenza virus, says a new report.
Pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester, are at an increased risk of serious complications from the H1N1 A influenza virus, says a new report.
As per the research, the downside was that the more a baby's mum tried to help her child sleep, the worse that child's sleep then became, reports The Independent.
"Increased parental involvement at bedtime and at night predicted a higher number of reported night wakings at 12 months," said Liat Tikotzky and Avi Sadeh.
Pregnancy Doesn't Turn Expectant Mums' Brain Mushy
Motherhood and pregnancy might make individuals go a little gooey, but it doesn’t turn women’s brains into mush.
Motherhood and pregnancy might make individuals go a little gooey, but it doesn’t turn women’s brains into mush.
The flipside was that expectant mothers who felt it important to "limit parental night-time involvement [and use] less active soothing" techniques would go on to have infants who slept better.
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Now, a Simple Blood Test Could Detect Down's Syndrome in Expectant Mother
A simple, risk-free blood test that can detect Down's syndrome from the blood of pregnant women has raised the prospect of screening being routinely available to every expectant mother.
A simple, risk-free blood test that can detect Down's syndrome from the blood of pregnant women has raised the prospect of screening being routinely available to every expectant mother.
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Expectant Mums Blood Test may Offer Clues About Foetal Health
A new study has found that tiny genetic fragments from the foetus circulate in an expectant mother’s blood before she gives birth
A new study has found that tiny genetic fragments from the foetus circulate in an expectant mother’s blood before she gives birth
