Family | Homepage - thisisoxfordshire
When It Happens Panel Get involved: send your photos, videos, news & views by texting 'OXFORD NEWS' to 80360 or email
Topics - Babies
content supplied by
Help with footcare
If you can’t look after your feet, problems such as blisters, corns, and foot infections become more likely. Ask your GP about footcare services in your area: they also include routine footcare procedures such as nail cutting.
'Couch to 5K helped me lose weight'
Andy Stevenson was looking for an exercise plan to lose weight and get fit that would work around his busy schedule. He found that the NHS Couch to 5K ticked all the boxes. Andy’s once-a-week bike rides were not enough to keep the weight off. When he looked for something that could fit into his busy work schedule, he found that the NHS Couch to 5K (C25K) running plan for beginners was just right. He downloaded the podcasts for the nine-week programme, and followed it rigorously. He says C25K has converted him into a regular runner and he’s since signed up to do a 10K run.
'My heart op shock'
Premiership football manager Sam Allardyce talks about his heart operation and how regular visits to his GP may have saved his life.
Is IVF right for you?
Although IVF is the best-known treatment for people with fertility problems, it isn’t always the solution. Your GP or fertility clinic can help you decide if it's right for you.
Is your blood pressure healthy?
At least one-quarter of adults have high blood pressure. More than half of them are over 60, but many are younger. Could you be one of them?
Support if you have fertility problems
If you have fertility problems, you may be struggling with many difficult feelings. Support and counselling are available.
Help after rape and sexual assault
In the year 2009/10, police recorded 43,579 most serious sexual offences in England and Wales, encompassing rape, sexual assault and sexual activity with children. Many more offences are unreported. Find out where to get help if you're sexually assaulted.
Lower your cholesterol
Eating a lot of saturated fat can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.
Your health over 50
If you've just turned 50, you might not be worrying yet about your mobility or whether you'll always be able to stay in your own home. But when you do, there are services in your local area that can help you.
Male-pattern baldness
Male-pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss, affecting 6.5 million men in the UK.
Birth options
Twins and triplets are more likely to be born early, so it's important to understand your birth options.
Real story: coping with premature twins
Anna Mclynn, 36, explains how she coped when her twins, Amelie and Isabel were born eight weeks prematurely, one with serious complications.
What to expect with premature twins
Consultant neonatologist Jane Hawdon explains what you can expect if your twins are born early.
Twins and multiples
One in every 32 babies born in the UK today is a twin, mainly thanks to the increased use of fertility treatments.
IVF and multiple pregnancy
Fertility treatments have led to a increase in multiples births, find out why and what the risks can be.
Feeding multiples
Developing a routine around your babies' feeding patterns can help you to cope with caring for your newborns.
- Help with footcare
- 'Couch to 5K helped me lose weight'
- 'My heart op shock'
- Is IVF right for you?
- Is your blood pressure healthy?
- Support if you have fertility problems
- Help after rape and sexual assault
- Lower your cholesterol
- Your health over 50
- Male-pattern baldness
- Birth options
- Real story: coping with premature twins
- What to expect with premature twins
- Twins and multiples
- IVF and multiple pregnancy
- Feeding multiples
