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Parents are being urged to talk to their children earlier about sex after a warning from health experts that they are starting to experiment at a younger age. Two girls between the ages of 10 and 14 contracted chlamydia last year, bringing to 13 the...

A new pilot scheme allowing fathers to stay overnight at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after their babies are born will benefit only those who can afford or are allotted a private room. Guidelines were quietly rolled out last month which allow ne...

Sabrina Heyns laboured for 36 hours, had two failed epidurals, general anaesthesia and an emergency caesarean section. So when nurses handed over her day-old daughter, Sophia, on October 24, Mrs Heyns didn’t feel able to cope. “I was afraid the baby ...

I have a little mantra — comparison is the thief of joy — and I have to remind myself of it often. Half-term was a perfect example. I’d taken the week off to hang out with the kids as I’d been working so many evenings. The girls are 7 and 5 now and I...

A man whose former Panamanian wife has contravened a court joint custody order has appealed for his son’s return. Shawn Simons has not seen Shenito, 10, in more than a year and now seeks sole custody after the collapse of his arrangements with the bo...

Renee Lawrence first noticed there was something different about her son in primary school. Jordan could not focus on a task and was always disrupting the class. She assumed he needed more discipline. Then she learnt he had attention deficit hyperac...

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is defined by the International Diabetes Federation as “any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy”. It affects up to 15 per cent of pregnant women worldwide and here in Bermuda it i...

“No we cannot go down to the store and get a dog.” I’ve said that so many times in the past six months, I must say it in my sleep. The dog conversation happens over breakfast, lunch and dinner and fills every minute in between. “Mummy, could we go d...

When Lorrie Peniston brought her baby son home from the hospital 17 years ago, her first thought was, “I’ve no clue what I’m doing”. She has since discovered she was not alone. The psychotherapist regularly meets people struggling to meet the pressur...

“So what do you do for fun?” I asked my new friend. “Oh, I straighten my kitchen,” she replied. Straightening does not sound like much of a hobby. Was this woman joshing with me? Nope. She was serious; she got a thrill from straightening forks. Oka...

The windy weekend blew in an extra surprise for expecting parents Dmitry Ledyaev and Sabrina Chasseriauds. Their son and first child, Roman Louis Dmitrievich Ledyaev, was born right as Hurricane Joaquin was edging past and battering the Island. Roman...

I have a confession to make. You know that school that holds up traffic every morning? My child goes there. Here is an inside look at what goes wrong, from the inner workings of the school driveway. Basically, the problem is uber parents, mostly ub...