News concerning the newborn babies, the storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells and their potential use in treating diseases.
This section is updated according to the news Safetycord deemed relevant for the sector, taking into account families who are considering storing stem cells from umbilical cord blood of their baby.
“Making babies wait too long for the first critical contact with their mother outside the womb decreases the newborn’s chances of survival, limits milk supply and reduces the chances of exclusive breastfeeding,” said France Bégin, UNICEF Senior Nutrition Adviser. “If all babies are fed nothing but breastmilk from the moment they are born until they are six months old, over 800,000 lives would be saved every year.”
The first few months of your little one´s life can be key in getting them into a good sleeping pattern. Once you become a parent, having the recommended solid eight hours of uninterrupted sleep becomes a distant memory. With babies needing feeds throughout the night, you can find yourself at your wits´ end. And then there´s the baby´s sleeping pattern to consider...
You already know that reading to your children is important for their development, but when you have a tiny newborn or a baby that´s only a few months old, it feels like teaching them to sleep and memorizing their feeding schedule is more important. I totally understand, but there are some books every parent should read their baby before they turn one...
Scientists have used a new ground-breaking new stem cell technique to enable 12 children with congenital cataracts to see. The treatment involved removing cataracts from the children´s eyes to allow the remaining stem cells to regrow functional lenses. Congenital cataracts are a major cause of blindness in children, as they cause the lens to blur at birth or shortly after. Developed by researchers in the US and China, the therapy was tested in animals as well as in a small trial involving 12 children under the age of two...
Handling a newborn can make you nervous — babies are so delicate and tiny! While duties like feeding and diaper changing can be mastered with time, bathing a newborn is always a challenge. It is important that you keep your baby clean and maintain a good level of hygiene. If you don’t want to give your newborn a complete bath every day, it is fine. However, make sure that you, at least, give your baby a warm sponge and wipe her with a dry towel regularly...
Baby sleep confuses new parents because the sleeping patterns of newborns and infants are very different from adults. Because of this confusion about baby sleep, new parents find it very difficult to take care of themselves and their babies...
Delayed umbilical cord clamping has gathered popularity in recent years, with many believing it helps babies receive increased essential nutrients in the first few moments of their lives. When it comes to the type of birth you´re considering, there are many things to think about. But would you be tempted to think about delayed cord clamping? We take a look at what it´s all about...
Women who experience severe heatwaves or cold snaps during their pregnancy are more likely to have small and underweight babies, a new study suggests. It is the first time that extreme changes in the weather have been linked to birth outcomes. Babies who are born smaller are more likely to suffer from health problems in later life, such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure...
Just looking at baby Grayson Davila, you wouldn´t know what he´s been through. Until you see the scars on his tiny chest. Twenty-two weeks into his mother Samantha´s pregnancy, doctors at Children´s Hospital Los Angeles discovered he had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition that leaves the left side of the heart underdeveloped. "You can imagine, without half your heart it´s hard to survive, right?" said Marco Davila, Grayson´s dad...
A collection of valuable information related to pregnancy and babies by Fraser Health...
You would never think to harm your infant, yet in that moment a parent might lose control and abuse his or her baby. Unlike other types of abuse, this particular form is usually not done intentionally or out of malicious intent. In fact, the abusing adult may be a caring, normal person like you or me...
A baby monitor ended up being a life saver for one mom´s newborn. Stephanie Sjogren´s new son Andrew was born premature, so she ordered a special baby monitor that monitors the baby´s vitals, like heart rate and breathing. Sjogren gets alerts on her phone if something is wrong, and one night, an alert work her up. She ran into baby Andrew's room and found him struggling to breath...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the United States, contributing to about 30% of all injury deaths. Every day, 138 people in the United States die from injuries that include TBI. Those who survive a TBI can face effects lasting a few days to disabilities which may last the rest of their lives...