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Posted on: 18 July 2016

Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs when the body's upper airways become either partially or completely blocked during sleep. This means that the chest and diaphragm muscles need to pull harder in order to bring air into the body, and people who suffer from the condition often sleep poorly as a result. While it is possible to self-diagnose yourself with sleep apnoea, it's actually far easier for a partner to spot the condition.
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Posted on: 18 July 2016

Iron-deficiency anaemia occurs when your body isn't able to produce a sufficient amount of iron. This means that your red blood cells become low in haemoglobin, which is responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of your body. Anybody can develop the condition, but women are more likely than men to do so due to the bleeding that occurs during menstruation or labour. Here are several risk factors that you need to watch out for.
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Posted on: 18 July 2016

It's natural for parents to worry about their children's development. From time to time they may wonder if they should see an orthopaedic expert. What are some of the biggest reasons for a parent's anxiety and what should be done in these situations? Balancing A small child will go through many different processes as they learn to walk, and balancing on their toes is one of these phases. This tends to go away in the normal course of development, but sometimes it doesn't.
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Posted on: 18 July 2016

Many adopted parents are not aware that it is possible in some cases to induce lactation and allow adopted children to breastfeed from you. This can be challenging but very rewarding if you can be successful as there are many health benefits including the bonding formed by the regular physical, skin-to-skin contact of breastfeeding.  Here are the steps to developing a breastfeeding relationship as an adoptive parent.  Inducing lactation The first step is to induce lactation.
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