Parenting

Rates of survival without severe disabilities among premature babies have increased during the past two decades

If Ireland had compliance with folic acid supplementation — if every woman took it for three months before she became pregnant — it is estimated that two-thirds of cases of neural tube defects would be prevented, Gary Culliton reports in his latest Clinical Update.

Pilot studies in UK and Australian primary schools has suggested that the introduction of so-called ‘sit-to-stand desks’ appears to be an effective way of reducing classroom sitting and tackling children’s sedentary behaviour.

Dealing with a child’s attachment issues is essential if they are to form healthy relationships, write Dr Muhammad Arshad and Professor Michael FitzGerald.