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#stillBORN Campaign - William's story of CMV
Read More >My baby died at 21 weeks (so technically a miscarriage rather than a stillbirth). At my 20 week scan we discovered...
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More midwifery led units
Read More >The number of births in England occurring in a midwife led unit have trebled in the last six years, rising from 5%...
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Large babies need additional monitoring too
Read More >New research has suggested that both small and large for gestational age babies should be monitored, in order to r...
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Pregnancy sickness support
Read More >Charities have warned that women who experience severe sickness during pregnancy are not being given enough suppor...
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Change in car seat laws
Read More >New laws in regards to backless booster seats have come into force, affecting the introduction of new products to ...
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Lily Allen suffered PTSD after loss of her son
Read More >Singer, Lily Allen, recently revealed her own experiences of post-traumatic stress disorder following the stillbir...
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Midwifery crisis
Read More >Concerns are growing about the shortage of midwives, especially as a high proportion are retiring, and applicatio...
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Long term risks of pre-eclampsia
Read More >Women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy are four times more likely to have heart failure in later life according...
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Higher risks with Gestational Diabetes
Read More >An unusually large study of over 700,000 births has indicated that babies born to mothers with gestational diabete...
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NICE raises concerns for the mental health of new Mums
Read More >NICE have made a recommendation that GPs need to better assess the mental health needs of new mothers, suggesting ...
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Saving Babies Lives with The London Ambulance Service
Read More >MAMA Academy has partnered with The London Ambulance Service to improve response times when transferring pregnant ...
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New research into mother-baby bonding
Read More >Research from Russia has indicated that mothers cradle their newborns on the left for a specific reason. Viewing...