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Smoking in Pregnancy - Jo Locker

Posted by: Viv Bennett, Posted on: 28 September 2015 - Categories: 0-5 transfer to LAs, Blogs, Getting it Right for Children and Young People

"Of all the harmful exposures in pregnancy, it is arguably smoking which causes the greatest harm. Not only does it cause impaired fetal growth, low birth weight and preterm birth, it is also associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, …

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Folic acid for women who may become pregnant or in early pregnancy - QandA and helpful links

Posted by: Viv Bennett, Posted on: 18 November 2014 - Categories: Blogs

 This is a short Q&A on Folic Acid What is folic acid? Folic acid (known as folate in its natural form) is part of the vitamin B complex.   What food is it in? Foods rich in folic acid are, …

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Promoting the whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women

Posted by: Viv Bennett, Posted on: 25 October 2012 - Categories: Blogs, Home

I know that many of you, especially midwives, health visitors, practice nurses and others working with pregnant women, will already be informed about this programme.  However, we know that people often ask us questions about current health issues because we …

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