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Postnatal Depression, My Experience – By Emma Ferres
Postnatal Depression, My Experience – By Emma Ferres Emma Ferres When my mum suggested that I should introduce a formula feed to my 8 week old baby girl so that I could get some rest, I started to panic. I convinced myself she was suggesting I wasn’t feeding my child properly and this was her way of showing everyone else that I needed help. For a control freak who hates asking for help, the idea that someone else was going to feed my baby as I wasn’t coping on my own was a nightmare. I couldn’t believe that my own […]
SPD – Can Osteopathy Help?
Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction in Pregnancy Simone Ross is an osteopath who specializes in musculoskeletal pain in pregnancy. She believes that pain in pregnancy is common but not normal and can generally be treated effectively with osteopathic treatment. She has over 15 years experience and is runs two busy clinics in Central London. She also has 4 children of her own. http://www.kaneandross.co.uk/ What is Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD)? SPD, also known as pelvic girdle pain (PGP), is defined as mild to severe pain over the pubic symphysis, which can extend down into the groin and medial thighs. Some studies report that up to 50% […]
Is Miscarriage Care Insensitive?
By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News Imagine being in hospital with the knowledge you’ve just miscarried and lost your baby. But at the same time you’re being kept on a ward where you can hear women going through labour and life entering the world. It happened during Julie Orford’s first miscarriage and was just one instance of what she describes as “insensitive care” during a “really, really frightening” time. “I found it quite distressing that I was in the process of losing my baby, when I could hear others actually having their baby downstairs,” she told the BBC. […]
Smoking During Pregnancy
Most people are aware that smoking during pregnancy is a big no no – but it can be very difficult to give up cigarettes. If you are only a casual smoker and don’t consider yourself to be a ‘proper’ smoker, it can still be very difficult to kick the habit. We hope that by outlining some of the dangers associated with smoking in pregnancy that you will be encouraged to give up smoking as soon as you can or to encourage other pregnant women around you to do the same. The effect of smoking is to reduce the oxygen carrying […]