Articles Tagged: cortisol

Could putting your baby in nursery cause increased risk of heart disease from soaring stress levels?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 12, 2011

Will the guilt-trips over working mums and childcare NEVER end? Now it seems we are putting our children at risk of heart disease by sending them to day care. Yes, really.

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Ignored babies suffer stress symptoms after just two minutes

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 25, 2010

A study has found that babies' production of the stress hormone cortisol goes into overdrive after just two minutes if they ...

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Letting babies cry themselves to sleep could "damage their brains"

By Jenny Cornish, Apr 23, 2010

Parenting expert Dr Penelope Leach has sparked a heated debate by claiming that leaving young babies to cry themselves to ...

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Pregnant women should relax more - new study

By Jenny Cornish, Jul 6, 2009

Women who are stressed during pregnancy could increase the chances of their children suffering from anxiety and depression, ...

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