Archive for tag 'Babies'. Page 1 of 1

• 23rd
  Aug
  2010

  Does stress really affect your chance of conception?

  So you’ve been trying for a baby and so far, you’ve had no luck. You may be wondering if you’re infertile, but now a new study has shown that high stress levels may be a reason why you’ve not conceived...

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• 9th
  Aug
  2010

  Common conditions that cause infertility

  It’s a fact that around one in six couples in the UK will need help to get pregnant, and more couples than ever are needing IVF to have a baby. But why are so many women seemingly not able to get pregnant naturally?...

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• 14th
  Jun
  2010

  IVF Babies - Greater Risk of Defects?

  There has been much coverage across the media today about a new study which apparently shows that IVF babies are ‘twice as likely’ than naturally conceived babies to have malformations and defects.

  Behind these sensationalised headlines, the study conducted by scientists in France found there was a small increased risk to babies born through assisted conception.

  Just over 4% of the 15,000 children they studied, who had all been born as a result of treatment in fertility centres, ha...

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• 11th
  Jun
  2010

  Why IVF doesn't work - is pollution to blame?

  According to researchers in the USA, a new study has revealed that women who live in heavily-polluted areas near busy roads have less chance of IVF being a success. The results of the study, which compared the success rates of over 7,500 USA IVF patients with levels of pollution...

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• 22nd
  Apr
  2010

  Surrogacy Laws - is it safe to go abroad?

  For many couples, surrogacy can be their only option of having a baby. But if a couple uses a surrogate from abroad, they risk the chance of not being recognised as its legal parents. According to latest news stories, couples who pay extra ‘fees’ to secure a foreign surrogate’s services are flouting British laws which restrict payments for surrogacy. In the UK, you can only pay ‘expenses reasonably incurred’, such as compensation for missing work, medical care and living costs, and thi...

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• 30th
  Mar
  2010

  Do new HFEA rules mean an end to IVF twins and triplets?

  The HFEA is aiming to reduce the number of multiple births following IVF with a new set of rules which come into force next month (April). Under new guidelines, clinics – whether private or NHS – will now be asked to help reduce the chance of having twins and triplets by only transferring one embryo per cycle...

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• 24th
  Mar
  2010

  The iPhone baby is born - can a Fertility App really help you get pregnant?

  A recent story in the press caught my attention. A 30-year-old woman claims she finally managed to get pregnant after four years of trying using a fertility app on her Apple iPhone. By inputting her daily body temperature, the fertility app was able to calculate when she would be at her most fertile. And the result is what has been dubbed Britain’s first ‘iPhone Baby, a bouncing baby girl...

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• 11th
  Mar
  2010

  The maximum age to be an IVF mum

  The BBC’s recent documentary, Too Old to Be a Mum? focused on the cases of three women around the world, aged 59, 63 and 70, who have recently had children through IVF. Then today - a story in the Daily Mail appeared regarding Karen Johnston, who had twins at aged 54. Clearly, thanks to the treatment, all of these women were not too old to be a mum...

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• 23rd
  Feb
  2010

  Why can't we choose the sex of our baby?

  A recent Channel 4 documentary, Eight Boys and Wanting a Girl, raised some interesting questions about whether people should be given the right to choose the sex of their child. In the UK, gender selection is not allowed if you simply want to balance your family out. Only in the most extreme medical circumstances – such as passing on a genetic disease that only affects boys – will it be considered....

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