May 09, 2012
Another inspiring story from a Mum who didn't get to take her baby home just reached us here at Innermost Secrets. She experienced reduced movements later in her pregnancy (she ...
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April 15, 2012
Any of you who have attended one of our Parentcraft classes is likely to have met Libby, our midwife. She also works at UHW and is trying to promote skin ...
March 15, 2012
This blog has been a bit neglected lately as life got in the way of cyber postings but gathering dust on my bookshelf sat a book that Dr Beattie had ...
Women who are, or who may be, pregnant are potentially at risk of acquiring certain infectious diseases from pregnant livestock including sheep. Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep during lambing may risk their own health and that of their unborn child, from infections which can occur in some ewes. These include chlamydiosis (enzootic abortion of ewes – EAE), toxoplasmosis and listeriosis, which are common causes of abortion in ewes, and Q fever. Although the number of reports of these infections and human miscarriages resulting from contact with sheep are extremely small it is important that pregnant women are aware of the potential risks.
To avoid the possible risk of infection, pregnant women are advised that they should:
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