Information and Resources For Health Visitors and Healthcare Professionals

 

8th June to 24th June 2007
The Baby Bath Gate Is Promoting Bath time Safety During Child Safety Month

According to the registered charity The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) last year alone over 2 million
children were taken to hospital accident and emergency departments as result of accidents and around 300
died as result of their injuries. The Baby Bath Gate is welcomed product in the safety sector with more than
37,000 under-16s going to hospital each year seeking treatment for a burn or scald and ten children under the
age of five are admitted to hospital each day according to ROSPA.

Baby Bath Gate is a safety gate that protects babies from injuring them selves on bathroom taps and fittings, by
always keeping them at a safe distance from the area. The gate provides an instant barrier that prevents the
burns scrapes and chipped teeth that can occur when baby is in easy reach of taps and fittings, whilst still giving
parents easy access to controls at all times.

The Baby Bath Gate is easy to use and installs in seconds. The patented design allows a simple twist of the rod
ends to ensure a snug fit to any standard bath tub with openings of 48-66 cm and its specially designed non-slip
pads to keep it firmly in place at all times. Independent testing by Intertek Labtest showed the Baby Bath Gate
to withstand 20Kg of direct pressure.

When the gate is not in use it can be easily rolled up and stored in its convenient bag for storage and travel.
Now baby can splash safely, making bath time safe and fun.
During Child Safety Month Trendykid will be making a donation to child safety awareness charities to
help keep children safe and parents informed about child safety in the home.

Baby Bath Gate Retails at £16.99
No Scrapes, bruises,
Bumps, chipped teeth
Or accidental burns.

For Full Press Information:
Contact: Rachel Stephens
Email: rachel@trendykid.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)870 446 5459
Fax: +44 (0)870 446 5459
Web: www.trendykid.co.uk

 

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13th - 19th May 2007
Breastfeeding Awareness Week

LilyPadz® UK Promoting Breastfeeding Awareness Week By Donating A Percentage of Sales From BFAW To Help Fund Breastfeeding Education Volunteers.

LilyPadz® non-absorbent breast pads UK Distributors are supporting Breastfeeding Awareness Week
By making a donation to help fund breastfeeding volunteers in helping promote Breastfeeding Awareness.
Since 1993, the Department of Health has coordinated the annual campaign, National Breastfeeding
Awareness Week; in an aim to highlight that breastfeeding is good for the health of mother and baby.
Breastfeeding Awareness Week is all about women recognising the right of women to breastfeed anytime,
anywhere and for friends, family and health professionals to provide support for breastfeeding.

LilyPadz® are a great alternative to conventional breast pads. LilyPadz® design and features allows nursing
mums to return to pre-baby activities, enjoying a night out, the freedom to go strapless, sheer, silky, the
options are endless, because they are transparent and can be worn without a bra.

“LilyPadz® give women the confidence to breast feed whenever and wherever they wish, not feeling selfconscious
about pad exchanges and clothing restrictions” says Rachel Stephens, who has breastfed her two
babies. “I breastfed for longer second time around using LilyPadz®, because I was less compromised and
less restricted in what I wear. They are also very economical to use and better for the environment”
The pads work by placing gentle pressure on the nipple stopping the let down of milk and preventing the
leak. Because LilyPadz® are made of thin, soft, flexible and breathable silicone they act like a second skin.
They protect the nipple from excess moisture, rubbing and sticking, commonly experienced with cotton pads.
Lactation Consultant and Doctor endorsed LilyPadz® are safe to use and offer no increased risk of mastitis
and other complications associated with lactating women. LilyPadz® are easily cleaned with nonmoisturising
soap and come with a storage case.

LilyPadz® Breast pads, are pleased to be supporters of Breastfeeding Awareness Week. For more
information on lilypadz visit www.lilypadzonline.co.uk To buy go to NCT Sales 0870 112 1120 &
Blooming Marvelous Stores Nationwide or call them on 0845 458 7402

No Leaks! No Lines! No Worries!

For Full Press Information:
Contact: Rachel Stephens
Email: sales@lilypadzonline.co.uk
Tel: (0870) I GO LILY (0870 446 5459)
Web: www.lilypadzonline.co.uk

Most Innovative Product
Finalist for 2006

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24th November 2006
BBC Radio Leeds

Incidence of Teenage Pregnancy in the light of new research findings reporting reduction in the incidence of Teenage Pregnancy in England (Lancet Nov 2006)

 

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4th October 2006
Metro

Catharine Parker Littler comments on a news story that some teenagers are smoking with the hope of a smaller baby and a less painful birth

View online article

 

 

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20th September 2006
GBSS

Information gap is killing babies, says charity

Ten years after its launch, the charity Group B Strep Support (GBSS) says it’s a shameful tragedy that 75 newborn babies will die in the UK this year from an infection that is easily preventable. Most people have never heard of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and, staggeringly, many GP’s and midwives remain ill informed about life-saving preventative measures. The charity is calling for medical professionals to be better informed, urgently.

Professor Philip Steer, Professor of Obstetrics at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Chair of the GBSS medical advisory panel says:

“Midwives, GP’s and obstetricians should be aware that most GBS infections could be prevented. They must be at the forefront of the battle to end the unnecessary suffering caused by this deadly infection.”

Jane and Robert Plumb set up GBSS after losing their second child, Theo, to the infection. The charity is also calling on the government to ensure reliable testing for GBS is routinely offered to all pregnant women and available on the NHS.

Jane Plumb says:

“It’s scandalous that so many babies are still dying needlessly. All relevant health professionals should know how GBS infection in babies can be prevented. And every pregnant woman should be informed about GBS so she can protect her baby.”

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November 2006
www.healthvisitors.com

At the CPHVA Conference Bournemouth,
we launched www.healthvisitors.com

 

www.healthvisitors.com was borne out of the success of midwivesonline.com which attracts around half a million visitors per year. This new site is a Health Visitor led, internet based resource for all Health Visitors that supports their career development and assists them in the access and retrieval of the latest scientific evidence.

Health Visitors are encouraged by their employers to use the internet on a daily basis when seeking information to inform their clients. www.healthvisitors.com is committed to providing comprehensive, reliable and where possible, research based information.

As well as advice, articles, news and products, Health Visitors can access the ‘Health Visitor 2 Health Visitor’ service. This is a free email service for both professional Health Visitors and Student Health Visitors with the ability to communicate with another professional, practicing Health Visitor from www.healthvisitors.com for web link and web-based information.

 

 

With more and more Healthcare Professionals reporting women bringing low quality information off the net, www.healthvisitors.com launched ‘Ask a Health Visitor’
a Health Visitor led, free information service for non-urgent questions. This doesn’t take the place of their own front line Health Visitor, but does provide them with reliable information.

The launch of www.healthvisitors.com at the CPHVA conference was to promote awareness of this exciting and already popular site.

www.healthvisitors.com will prove to be an invaluable source of supplementary information, due to the internet becoming the number one focus for knowledge.