When he smiles, I just melt: Mum’s joy as son comes home after life-changing surgery in the womb
A baby boy who underwent pioneering surgery in the womb is now home with his family.
Babies
Third premature baby dies following infection at Glasgow hospital
A third premature baby has died at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow after an infection was found at a neonatal unit.
Better care of pregnant women expecting multiple births ‘would cut stillbirths’
More than 600 emergency Caesarean sections and up to 100 stillbirths could be prevented each year if NHS hospitals followed official guidelines on multiple births, a study has found.
Babies are Awesome, Adora-Belle and Divine, according to their parents
Parents in Scotland think their babies are Awesome and Adora-Belle.
Parents to be offered expert advice on ‘co-sleeping’ with babies
Parents are to be offered expert advice on safely sharing a bed with their baby following a rise in the number of cot deaths.
Parents to be offered expert advice on ‘co-sleeping’ with babies
Parents are to be offered expert advice on safely sharing a bed with their baby following a rise in the number of cot deaths.
In pictures: How different cultures celebrate arrival of babies
A new collection of images from around the world demonstrates different cultural traditions for welcoming babies and protecting new mothers.
A little miracle: Parents’ joy as surgeons transform Scots baby’s life before he is even born
SURGEONS have transformed a baby’s life after carrying out an astonishing spinal operation while he was still in the womb.
Stopping the clock: Surgeon describes the womb operation transforming lives of babies before they are born
THE surgeon who operated on baby Augustine Somers while he was still in the womb described the life-transforming operation yesterday.
Cost of infant formula having significant impact on family budgets, according to report
THE high cost of infant formula in the UK is having a significant impact on some family budgets and poses a potential risk to child health, an inquiry by MPs has found.
Hundreds of babies suffering because of mums’ drug addiction
NEARLY 800 babies were born suffering the effects of their mother’s drug addiction in the past three years in Scotland – with experts warning the true toll is likely to be higher.