The baby milk seller Danone has agreed to cut the wholesale price of its Aptamil infant powdered formula by 7% from Monday after the UK’s…
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UK regulators ‘should act to curb rise in cost of infant formula’
Regulators should take action to curb a sharp rise in the price of infant formula, pregnancy campaigners have said, after a UK survey found more…
View More UK regulators ‘should act to curb rise in cost of infant formula’Why is pre-eclampsia still causing the deaths of mothers and their babies?
Having had one normal pregnancy, Emma Bailey assumed that her second experience of childbirth would progress relatively smoothly. But, at 34 weeks, she began to…
View More Why is pre-eclampsia still causing the deaths of mothers and their babies?Working mothers in UK twice as likely as fathers to consider quitting job over childcare costs
Almost twice as many working mothers as fathers have considered leaving their jobs because of the burden of childcare, research reveals. A survey of 3,000…
View More Working mothers in UK twice as likely as fathers to consider quitting job over childcare costsDoes your 12 year old have a pension yet? The best financial advice for every stage of your child’s life
For many families, the financial pressure caused by the cost of living crisis means it is hard to manage the daily expense of rearing children,…
View More Does your 12 year old have a pension yet? The best financial advice for every stage of your child’s lifePregnancy leads to permanent rewiring of brain, study suggests
Pregnancy leads to a permanent rewiring of neurons, according to research that gives new insights into the influence of hormones on behaviour. The research, in…
View More Pregnancy leads to permanent rewiring of brain, study suggestsNew mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objects
Whether it’s seeing Jesus in burnt toast, a goofy grin in the grooves of a cheese grater, or simply the man in the moon, humans…
View More New mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objectsOne in three parents of under-fives struggling to afford childcare in England
A third of parents with young children in England say they are struggling to afford childcare, the highest number in almost a decade, according to…
View More One in three parents of under-fives struggling to afford childcare in EnglandTalking to babies may help shape brain structure, research finds
The amount of adult speech children are exposed to in their early years may help to shape the structure of their brains, researchers say. Studies…
View More Talking to babies may help shape brain structure, research findsUK families tell of threats and police warnings over children playing in street
Families are facing threats and police warnings for letting their children play in the street, Guardian readers have reported, leaving parents afraid to let their…
View More UK families tell of threats and police warnings over children playing in street