Spoon Feeding makes Babies Fatter
Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.
Spoon feeding babies mashed up fruits and vegetables appears to give them a sweeter tooth, a Nottingham University team found.
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Diabetes Quadruples Birth Defects Risk, say Researchers
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, researchers say.
The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, analysed data from more than 400,000 pregnancies in the north-east of England.
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Unlimited Human Eggs ‘Potential’ for Fertility Treatment
It may be possible to one day create an “unlimited” supply of human eggs to aid fertility treatment, US doctors say.
Researchers have shown it is possible to find stem cells in adult women which spontaneously produced new eggs in the laboratory.
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Fewer Premature Births after Smoking Ban in Scotland
Since Scotland introduced a ban on smoking in public places in 2006 there has been a 10% drop in the country’s premature birth rate, say researchers.
They believe this is a smoke-free benefit that can be chalked up alongside others, like reductions in heart disease and childhood asthma. Read more
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Study Links Womb Environment to Childhood Obesity
New evidence has linked the environment in the womb with increased body weight in later life.
Scientists found changes around the DNA at birth which may result from a mother’s diet or exposure to pollution or stress.
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Higher Birthweight Linked to Grandmother Gene
Scientists say a gene variation could contribute up to 155g (5.5oz) to a child’s birthweight.
The gene studied is believed to act as a growth suppressor, reducing birthweight.
But the UK-based researchers found a particular variant passed down from the mother can add 93g (3.3oz) to the birthweight, or 155g if passed down from the maternal grandmother.
Details are published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. Read more
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Cheap Device Reduces Premature Births
A cheap medical device can dramatically reduce the number of premature births in some at-risk women, according to a team of doctors in Spain.
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Obesity and Diabetes Link to Child Disorders
Obese women and those with Type 2 diabetes could be increasing their chances of having a child with autism or another development disorder, a US study suggests.
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