's often called the 'hundred day cough'.How is whooping cough treated?If diagnosed in the first three weeks: your GP may prescribe a course of antibiotics. The antibiotics should help stop the spread of the disease, but it's important to take steps to stop

-clotting disorders, which can be treated once diagnosed, as well as viral illnesses and a number of infections, which can act as triggers. It may be that your sore throat is a symptom of a viral illness that was present at the time you miscarried, but more likely

diagnosed with GBS doesn't rule out a home birth. You can have antibodies via a drip or as injections, as long as the midwife is happy to take responsibility for organising and giving them (they'll have to get them on prescription via your GP). But if you

condition that, until recently, could have taken up to two years to diagnose.The test is straightforward, with most babies given a clean bill of health. For those who test positive for cystic fibrosis, treatment can start straight away.What is cystic

in the blood and automatically administer insulin when necessary to keep the blood sugar at a safe level. Insulin-dependent Type 1 Diabetes is a serious disease and diagnosed women have in the past had to consider motherhood seriously as the condition can

treatable cause of recurrent miscarriage. Yet, because it was only identified as a condition in the 1980s, many GPs are unaware of it. Fifteen percent of women who have suffered three or more miscarriages are Hughes Syndrome sufferers. It is easily diagnosed

to diagnose rectus diastasis. No treatment is necessary while you are still pregnant, but following the birth of your baby, specific exercises can help bring the muscles back together. Consult a physiotherapist or specialist post-partum exercise consultant

.Abdominal pain can also be a symptom of a urinary tract infection, which your GP will be able to diagnose and treat. It could also be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy, where the fertilised egg develops in the Fallopian tube - especially if it's associated

-smokers. Smokers’ breast milk contains fewer lipids and can be of poorer quality.In the UK, 17,000 children under five are admitted to hospital each year with illnesses caused by passive smoking. Up to 4,500 new cases of asthma are diagnosed in children every year

rather than attempting to diagnose it because the symptoms could also be caused by other medical problems, stresses Prima Baby expert GP Rob Hicks.For info and advice, call The Baby Care Advice Line, run by maternity nurse and babycare consultant Alison