Next babymassage course

Author: Jill Chatterton           Date: February 03rd 2012           Comments: Comments(0)

The next baby massage course will take pace on Tuesday 21st February, 2012, 1.30pm until 2.30p,. at 38 Durham Way, Harrogate, HG3 2TB

Prenatal vitamins improve health of newborn babies

Author: Jill Chatterton           Date: February 03rd 2012           Comments: Comments(0)

A study of Danish mothers has found that taking prenatal supplements yields significant benefits for their babies.

Janet M. Catov, PhD, of the University of Aarthus, Denmark, studied a group of 35,897 women, some of whom took vitamin supplements around the time of conception or during their pregnancy.

Women who took vitamins, compared with those who did not, had a 13% lower risk of delivering low birth-weight babies.

Women who took vitamins and had a normal prepregnancy weight – that is, a body mass index of less than 25 – were 16% less likely to deliver prematurely and 20% less likely to go into premature labour.

Overweight women did not gain these benefits from vitamin suppplements.

Reference: Catov JM, Bosnar LM, OLsen J, et al.  Periconceptional multivitamin use and risk of preterm of sma-for-gestational-age births in the Danish national birht cohort.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

I have seen the evidence in my baby massage classes of mothers who have successfully breast fed their babies when thay have conciously eaten a well balanced, fresh, nutritious diet supplemented with an appropriate multivitamin/mineral and an appropriate fish oil.  Most good health food shops should be able to advise on suitable supplements for all mothers.  Quality Health Food, West Minster Arcade in Harrogate (HG1 2RN) can offer such advice.

Surestart Baby Massage classes

Author: Jill Chatterton           Date: November 19th 2010           Comments: Comments(0)

Over the last year year has seen the introduction of baby massage classes with Surestart in Easingwold and Harrogate.  These classes have been well attended and appreciated by all mums.  One comment from one mum was “It was a really fantastic way for me to bond with M and also meet some other mums”.