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# infants - Saturday 2 June, 2018
Giving babies extra Vitamin D 'doesn't make their bones any stronger'
As many as 40% of Europeans do not get enough of the vitamin, which is naturally produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight.
# infants - Tuesday 13 September, 2016
Watch: Police save babies from burning car in dramatic rescue
The car caught fire after crashing in Charles County, Maryland, with three adults and two infants on board.
# infants - Wednesday 9 March, 2016
Experts warn baby formula guidelines need to be changed
Scientists say there is no consistent evidence certain formulas prevent allergies or autoimmune conditions.
# infants - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
One in six three-year-olds have had injuries that needed hospital attention
Boys are more likely to get injured than girls.
# infants - Monday 6 April, 2015
Names of five more children buried in paupers' graves found
That makes 227 names in total on the Bethany memorial .
# infants - Friday 14 November, 2014
Seven in ten parents of premature babies want more psychological support
Some 4,500 babies are born prematurely in Ireland each year.
# infants - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
Number of maternity homes a difficulty for mother and baby inquiry
The Commission have been asked to include a wide range of institutions within their scope of their inquiry.
Almost 500 unclaimed infant bodies were sent to anatomy departments from 1940-65
The handing over of infant remains was legal under the Anatomy Act 1832 so as to provide “legal cadavers” for medical research.
# infants - Monday 4 November, 2013
Growing up in Ireland: How stress and depression can impact on parenting
The latest report from the Growing Up in Ireland study has examined the role of parenting on infant development.
# infants - Tuesday 10 September, 2013
Shop-bought baby foods 'don't meet infants' weaning needs'
A study shows that some of the foods are promoted for infants from four months – an age they should still be on a breast milk-based diet.
# infants - Wednesday 7 August, 2013
Fisher Price accused of misleading parents over mobile apps for infants
An advocacy group said apps created by Fisher-Price and Open Solutions claim to teach babies skills when they may actually be harmful.
# infants - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Obesity can be predicted in two-month old babies
Curve growth patterns emerge almost from birth, say scientists.
# infants - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
11 of the most inappropriate baby outfits on the internet
Seriously, it’s hard to believe they actually exist.
# infants - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Number of whooping cough cases doubles this year
The HSE says that the second successive year of doubling cases is “of concern” – and 80 per cent of hospitalised cases were babies aged between newborn and 5 months old.
# infants - Friday 2 March, 2012
Babies born even a few weeks early face increased health risks - study
Researchers say new evidence challenges perceptions about the health prospects for babies born early – and even infants born at what has traditionally been regarded “full term”.
# infants - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
Babies can understand meaning of words from 6 months - study
New research indicates that infants as young as six months can understand the meaning of full words – twice as early as previously believed.
# infants - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
Breastfeeding campaigners to protest at Facebook HQ in Dublin
Demonstrations will take place at Facebook offices in several cities across the world next week by protesters who are angry about Facebook deleting images of breastfeeding.
# infants - Saturday 21 January, 2012
Deep clean under way at Belfast neo-natal ward
Four more babies were found to have the infection which is already believed to be responsible for the deaths of three infants at the unit.
# infants - Friday 7 October, 2011
No inquiry planned into reports of Irish infants used in medical research
Babies who were intended for adoption from Irish institutions including mother and baby homes were used for clinical trials without their mother’s permission, according to a Prime Time report.
# infants - Monday 19 September, 2011
UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head
Two 11-month old girls have been successfully separated after a series of risky operations at a London children’s hospital.
# infants - Thursday 24 March, 2011
French family detained for smuggling two infants
The 2-month-old twin girls were born to a surrogate mother in Ukraine – but were unable to be brought home to France as the country’s authorities would not issue passports.
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Poll: Are live debates influencing how you'll vote in the General Election?
WE’RE JUST 11 days out from poll day for the General Election.
Last night, the seven leaders from the main political parties took part in RTÉ’s first live TV debate of the campaign.
The leaders of political parties which included – Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar, Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin, Green Party’s Eamon Ryan, People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett, Labour’s Brendan Howlin and Roísín Shortall of the Social Democrats – clashed over housing, pensions, crime and taxation.
This debate came after Varadkar and Martin went head-to-head on Virgin Media One last week.
So, today we want to know: Are live debates influencing how you’ll vote in the General Election?
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I'm not sure / no opinion (578)
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