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choosing a hospital
A British-led maternity experience in the UAE, with King’s College Hospital London, in Dubai Hills
One of the first mums to give birth at King’s College Hospital London, in Dubai Hills, shares her experience of the hospital’s midwife-led care and high-quality prenatal and postnatal support
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for mums
"My daughter was born from the tummy of another mummy, but she’s been in my heart for as long as I can remember"
Canadian Mairead Walsh, editor of InsideOut magazine, waited years to be able to adopt and finally bring home her daughter Zahra, 2. She explains how the experience has shaped her as a mother
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all about you
Infant loss in UAE: "Four months after our first baby's passing, I found out I was pregnant again"
It affects as many as one in four women in the UAE, but miscarriage and infant loss still remain relatively taboo topics. Here, Sarah Gamboni shares her story of love, loss and managing delayed grief in this poignant exploration of balancing the happiness and heartache of a rainbow baby
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birth stories
Breech birth in UAE: "It’s never too late to change doctors if you want to”
Although breech babies (those positioned bottom-down in late pregnancy) usually mean an automatic C-section in the UAE, Leanne Moss, founder of White Moss Home Decor, describes how she managed to give birth to her daughter naturally – feet first
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all about you
"Do I need Botox to keep up with Dubai's Yummy Mummies?"
Aoife Stuart-Madge thought she was doing her bit for her skin, putting in as much effort as everyone else. However, when she discovered that her UAE mum friends had been cheating on her with clinical anti-ageing treatments, it left her wondering if perhaps she should jump on the derma-wagon too...
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raising your toddler
How to handle an alpha toddler
We all want our children to be confident and able to assert themselves, but what can you do if your little one’s boisterous behaviour is getting out of hand? We sent one Dubai-based mum to review the services of a parenting education specialist to see if she could help...
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all about you
“Mother's intuition saved my baby’s life when doctors wouldn’t listen”
Dubai mum, Dina Assad, had to fight with doctors to get her 10-month-old son, Karim, treated for what at first seemed like chicken pox, but turned out to be a life-threatening condition that kills 30 million people each year. She shares her moving story...
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