Today is National Burns Awareness Day and the message this year from the British Burn Association is ‘Hot water burns like fire’. According to the British Burn Association 7,335 children were burned or scalded in 2022 alone in England and Wales. This figure doesn’t...
And how you can shape your child’s play accordingly! Has your child ever shown behaviours that you find a bit puzzling or unusual like going upside down and looking through their legs, repeatedly throwing an object or continuously spinning the wheels on a toy car? One...
Did You Know… As many as 1 in 5 women develop a mental illness during pregnancy or in the first year after birth. 37% of new dads are worried about their mental health. 1 in 7 new mums hide the full extent of mental health challenges. There’s no denying that...
Skin-to-skin – also known as ‘kangaroo care’ – can help parents bond with their newborn baby and support better physical and developmental outcomes for the baby. The importance of skin-to-skin contact after birth (and beyond) is backed by science and has numerous...
Sepsis is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that can affect individuals of all ages, including babies and children. It occurs when the body’s response to an infection triggers a cascade of harmful reactions that can lead to organ dysfunction...
