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Author Anastasia Alcock

Anastasia Alcock

Anastasia Alcock

Paediatric Doctor

Mother-of-two Anastasia qualified as a doctor from Imperial College School of Medicine in London. She has worked as a paediatric doctor in hospitals including Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital London, St Mary's Paddington and The Royal Brompton Hospital London. She is currently working at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Her main love is working in paediatric A&E where she can help families with both minor and major medical problems.

What You Need To Know About Bronchiolitis

Anastasia Alcock
25 November, 2017
Baby, Expert, Health & Fitness, Living, Parenting
Heading into the winter months brings with it lots of childhood infections. One of the most common infections we see in A&E in children is bronchiolitis.

How to Control a Temperature and Febrile Convulsions

Anastasia Alcock
19 September, 2016
Expert
It can be frightening looking after a child who has a fever and is not themselves.  Do you go to the doctor, do you wait at home?
Flat Head Baby Syndrome

Will My Baby Get a Flat Head from Sleeping On Their Back?

Anastasia Alcock
4 April, 2016
Baby, Expert, Features, Parenting
To support World Plagiocephaly Day on April 4th, we asked resident expert Dr Anastasia Alcock to give us the low-down on the condition, what to do to help prevent it, and new research published. Also known as f...
Can I Drink During Pregnancy

Drinking During Pregnancy – Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Anastasia Alcock
25 June, 2015
Expert, Features, Health and Symptoms, Pregnancy
Foetal alcohol syndrome has been reported in the news this morning, as one of the UK's leading experts in child health calls for stronger warnings on alcohol to alert women to the dangers of drinking while preg...
Top 10 questions regarding vaccines

Should I Vaccinate My Child? Top 10 Questions on Vaccines

Anastasia Alcock
3 February, 2015
Baby, Expert, Features, Health & Fitness, Kids, Living, Parenting
In the UK we start vaccinating our babies at 2 months.  They then follow a schedule that continues all the way through childhood and believe it or not goes on until they are 70 years old.  The best place to fin...
Dr Anastasia Alcock on The First Week

Baby’s First Week in the World by Dr Anastasia Alcock

Anastasia Alcock
10 November, 2014
Baby, Expert, Mum, Parenting
Wow, 9 months of pregnancy have just flown by, a number of hours of labour and delivery have just happened and now you are a very happy and excited new parent. What next? I was totally overwhelmed by the fir...
Flat head syndrome

Will My Baby Get a Flat Head from Sleeping on Their Back?

Anastasia Alcock
2 July, 2014
Baby, Parenting
Babies can develop a flat head in the first few months of life. This is because their skull is made up of different plates of bone that are mobile and relatively soft. 

Dr Anastasia Alcock on Asthma

Anastasia Alcock
16 June, 2014
Kids, Parenting
In the UK 1.1 million children have asthma.  On the 6th May 2014 the National Review on Asthma

Dr Anastasia Alcock on Swaddling: The Facts

Anastasia Alcock
14 November, 2013
Baby, Expert, Health & Fitness, Living, Parenting
Here is an article by Dr Anastasia Alcock founder of the Prenatal Classroom on swaddling
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Dr Anastasia Alcock, Prenatal Classroom

Anastasia Alcock
11 October, 2013
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Mother-of-two Anastasia qualified as a doctor from Imperial College School of Medicine in London
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