The Health Protection Agency has reported a ten-fold rise in measles cases in the first four months of the year. So far this year, there have been 334 confirmed cases, compared with 33 for the same period in 2010. The infection is travelling from

Every parent wants to give their child the best start in life and growing research suggests this is determined sooner than you might think.A study, developed after decades of research by Professor David Barker and his team at Southampton University, has found that a baby’s period...

An international team of researchers looked at more than 30 studies, involving millions of children up to the age of 15 from across the UK, American, Denmark and Finland, linking the vaccine to future health problems.Although the research found

Salisbury from the Department of Health joined Babyexpert.com. Read his valuable advice here. Prof Salisbury is due to return for another live web chat soon. The flu vaccine is also recommended for pregnant women. The Department of Health says 40 per cent

-80% protection from the three most threatening strains of flu for one year.Q. Is the jab safe?Every year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) decides which are the three strains of flu that pose the greatest threat to health, and the jab is created to defend

Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhoea and vomiting (gastroenteritis) in children under five years old, and almost all children will have suffered from a bout of it by the end of their first year at school.Rotavirus is highly contagious

-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

time round?Q: I suffered from pre-eclampsia with my first pregnancy. It kicked in at 31 weeks and my baby was delivered by Caesarean at 36 weeks. That was three and a half years ago and I am now two months pregnant with my second child. I am aged 33. Am

a year would see one of these reactions once every two hundred years. That's how rare it is.NB: If your child has a reaction to an injection, such as a high fever, call NHS direct on 0845 4647.How can I help my baby on injection day?Give your baby a

than his body.With the heel of your hand, give up to five firm back blows between the shoulder blades to dislodge the object.If your child is over one-years-old:Stand behind him, bend him forwards and give up to five back blows between the shoulder