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Putin suggests that Valentines day for making babies
Former KGB agent, Abba fan, president of Russia and probably the second fittest world leader after Obama, Vladimir Putin has suggest Russian make more babies on Valentines day even inviting the music group Boyz II Men to put people in the mood.The Russian Fertility rate stands at 1.6 babies per woman, well below the 2.1 needed to sustain the population. Added to emigration from Russia, the Russian population is declining and the government is keen to stop that.Russia is not alone, Japan has one of the most elderly populations in the world and a fertility rate of 1.4 per woman, while in Europe the traditionally big...
Babies bombarded at "Call the Midwife"
The new series of Call the Midwife has causes a bit of stir.The BBC produced programme has been bombarded with letters from (mostly) proud mums seeking to audition their new born or in some cases not yet born babies for the next series. Apparently no one as yet has sent in an application with a photo from their scan.The popular show has been praised for raising the profile of midwifes and has lead to an increase in people choosing it as a career option.Babies a few months old are gently massages with a mixture of grapeseed oil and red colouring to give...
Survey, women see over ten midwives.
The Royal College of Midwives has conducted a survey of new mothers and found that four out of ten women had nine or more midwives.We found this an amazing statistic as building up a relationship wit your midwife can make life so much easier and less stressful especially for a first time mum, so we were saddened to hear about this.But worse was to follow, on fifth of new mums are left alone during labour which is against guidelines and common sense. The increasing birth rate in the UK, and more women holding off having babies (which leads to more complications for midwives to deal with)...
"Stardom is no substitute for being a good parent" Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis has always been a bit of a hero of mine, given the vast number of American actors taking roles as British characters with the most dubious of accents, it is nice to see a British actor with an equally dubious American accent.I digress, Damian Lewis has been has been interviewed in Vogue recently talking about the difficulty of handling being a parent and a star. Despite having a live in Nanny Lewis and his partner ensure that they only pick acting jobs which means one of them is at home at all the time. For the same reason...
Surge in trade of Baby Food to China
We normally hear of exports coming from China, but people are making a business of buying formula milk and baby food and sending it in the post to china.Big food scares in China has reduced trust in the domestic procedures, leading to foreign imported baby food and milk attracting a premium price, leading to new businesses spring up to fulfil this demand.Breast feeding rates in China are low compared with other countries and recent drives have taken place in China to promote breastfeeding as a safe and effective food for babies.