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The cupcake incident

There is that special type of mother who breastfeeds; who only makes organic baby food, who always finds pyjama tops to match the bottoms. I am not that parent. My daughter and I were watching television the other day. (Yes, she watches television: ...
Nov 13, 2014
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Are you the parent you want to be?

How far would you go to discipline your child? That’s the question many parents were asking themselves last week when a photo of one dad’s attempts to publicly shame his daughter for her bad behaviour went viral. After the girl lied about her age o...
Nov 06, 2014
Other

Baby Conor arrived as storm hit

Amid the chaos of Sunday morning’s tumultuous winds and driving rain one family was celebrating a very special arrival. Little Conor Patrick Lim was born weighing a healthy 7lb 6oz as Tropical Storm Fay tore up trees and ripped off roofs. But for his...
Oct 16, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Kudos to the Foster Parents Association

June 4, 2014 Dear Sir, I would like to thank the Foster Parents Association for one of the most organised golf tournaments I have ever played in. To see hundreds of people out supporting such a worthy case was amazing. The organisers Lindsay and Trac...
Jun 07, 2014
Health

Officials work to head off ‘crisis’ over home births

Department of Health officials last night met with home birth advocates in a bid to head off a “crisis” over what proponents of home birth have branded Government interference. Chief Medical Officer Cheryl Peek-Ball said she was “optimistic” that loc...
May 28, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Come out of fear and ignorance

May 18, 2014 Dear Sir, As a local Midwife who fought to be admitted to the Registrar for Midwives after several decades in the late 1990s, it was with a great concern that I read the letter to the Editor published by the Health Ministry regarding mid...
May 20, 2014
Health

Home birth group upset at having ‘rug pulled from under them’

A group of parents claim they are being prevented from having home births because of Bermuda Medical Council’s misinterpretation of a 65-year-old law. The parents issued a press statement yesterday claiming they’d had the “rug pulled out from under t...
May 20, 2014
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Free childbirth classes starting next month

Parents-to-be are invited to take part in a series of classes being run by the Department of Health starting next month. Topics covered will include stages of labour, relaxation techniques and breastfeeding advice. The free classes will run every Fri...
Apr 15, 2014
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Water birth was ‘beautiful experience’ for boxer Perozzi

As a professional boxer, Teresa Perozzi has a high tolerance for pain. But she admits that giving natural birth in the living room of her Warwick residence proved to be a formidable opponent. The reigning WBA female middleweight champion gave water b...
Apr 04, 2014
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New child development guide

The Child Development Programme (CDP) has released a new guide aimed at helping caregivers and child care professionals monitor child development. The Red Flags guide adapted from a guide used in Canada, is designed to assist professionals and famili...
Feb 26, 2014
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"Pachecos celebrate first baby of 2014"

Bermuda's first baby of the new year, Farrah Natalia Kaye Pacheco, was delivered at 8.38am to Tamika and Flavio Pacheco — two days later than expected, and just in time for 2014. Cradling her sleeping 8lb little girl, a tired but beaming Mrs Pacheco ...
Jan 02, 2014
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