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4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| Nursery World

4Children is calling for the transformation of Sure Start children’s centres into extended ‘Children and Family Hubs'.

New mothers feel rushed by GPs at post-natal check

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Almost half of UK mothers feel their six-week post-natal check-up was not thorough enough, finds a new survey.

Care improving for babies born early

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Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Specialist care for premature babies is improving, but varies widely across the country, according to the latest statistics.

Number of children having MMR vaccine continues to rise

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of children having the MMR jab has reached a record high, according to new figures from the NHS.

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Major expansion of the Flying Start scheme in Wales so far has taken place during the last 12 months, latest figures show.

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| Nursery World

New guidance recommends parents be informed of the link between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping with a child up until their first birthday.

Campaigners warn of virus that causes birth defects

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| Nursery World

A charity has launched a new campaign to raise awareness among pregnant women of a virus that can cause disabilities in children.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

Is this the secret to children's love of veg?

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study suggests that the more times children are offered a new vegetable, the more they eat of it each time.

Government ditches plans for new Group B Strep test for newborns

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| Nursery World

The Department of Health has backtracked on plans to introduce a more accurate way of testing for Group B streptococcus in pregnant women.

Free advent calendar gives tips for healthy and happy toddlers

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Monday, December 2, 2013

| Nursery World

The Infant & Toddler Forum has launched a free online advent calendar which gives parents 24 days of ideas to help keep their toddlers active during the run-up to Christmas.

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new test diagnosing pre-eclampsia in 15 minutes has been developed by doctors at a London hospital.

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

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Friday, October 25, 2013

| Nursery World

England's chief medical officer professor Dame Sally Davies has called for the Healthy Start scheme to be extended to all children under five.

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A new global campaign to highlight the impact of meningitis on children and their families was launched today in London.

Blood test for babies could detect autism

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A simple blood test to diagnose autism in 12-month-old babies could be available within the next two years after researchers discovered the genetic 'signature' for the disorder.

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation has named the 20 'pioneering places' it will work closely with to provide 'real-life', practical answers about how to deliver early intervention to the best effect.

Labour MPS call for integrated approach to overcome inequality

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Labour politicians Dame Tessa Jowell and Ivan Lewis MP have called for a focus on early intervention among poverty-stricken children to be at the heart of the post-2015 framework for developing countries.

Eczema could trigger food allergies in children

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Friday, July 19, 2013

| Nursery World

A study by Kings College London and the University of Dundee has found that eczema plays a key role in the development of food allergy in babies.

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Parents who share a bed with their breastfed baby increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome five-fold, warns a new study, the largest analysis of its kind.

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

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Monday, February 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The lives of 830,000 babies a year could be saved if new mothers around the world breastfed straight after giving birth, according to Save the Children.

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4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

New mothers feel rushed by GPs at post-natal check

Care improving for babies born early

Number of children having MMR vaccine continues to rise

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

Campaigners warn of virus that causes birth defects

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

Is this the secret to children's love of veg?

Government ditches plans for new Group B Strep test for newborns

Free advent calendar gives tips for healthy and happy toddlers

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

Blood test for babies could detect autism

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

Labour MPS call for integrated approach to overcome inequality

Eczema could trigger food allergies in children

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

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