Sucrose (white table sugar) is used as an a analgesic (pain relieving medicine) in newborns and has been used for some years. It is often administered as a liquid in the mouth to prevent pain from a single event. …

The fact that you can get pregnant even whilst you are already pregnant is not something that many expect to hear. It can happen, and has happened, but it’s rare and thought to only happen once in every few million …

  I hear you… Maybe not the worst – but how often are you going to be told to do a hand stand, by medical professionals, whilst in labour or giving birth! The supine position (lying on your back) is …

  The amount of vitamin D you are exposed to, when pregnant, usually depends when you became pregnant! If your baby is due, or was born in the summer (June, July & August) then you will have been exposed to …

That dark line, the Linea Nigra, is caused by higher levels of melanin – we’ve covered melanin back in week 36 with; “The Mask of Pregnancy” Is Caused by Melanin! Before you were pregnant the Linea Nigra was called the …

  It’s true – if you squeeze both of your baby’s hands they are likely to open their mouth. This response is called the Babkin Reflex – one of many primitive reflexes: We covered the palmar grasp reflex in week …