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Encouraging news from Maternity Report
New mothers in England have had ‘positive maternity experiences’ according to a new report produced by Picker ...
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Are raw eggs safe or not?
Whilst new evidence suggests that raw eggs are safe for pregnant women, the Royal College of Midwives maintain pre...
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Research supports artificial pancreas use in pregnancy
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a groundbreaking way to manage type 1 diabetes during ...
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Still birth inquiry saves lives
The inquest into the death of Cara Rocks, who was stillborn, has already helped to save other lives, a court has h...
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Nicola Sturgeon Reveals Baby Loss
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has revealed that she experienced a miscarriage in 2011, when she wa...
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New blood test recommendation from NICE
NICE have released draft guidance on a new blood test for Rhesus-D negative pregnant women, to ensure that treatme...
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Baby born following ovary transplant
A woman from Edinburgh has become the first to give birth to a baby boy following a transplant of her own ovary ti...
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Multi-Vitamins have no benefit in pregnancy
Researchers have found that taking multivitamins whilst pregnant does not improve the health of mother or baby, de...
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Hygienic solution to urine testing
As a practising GP, Dr Vincent Forte consistently had problems in getting quality urine MSU specimens from patient...
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Womb transplant Mum expecting second child
It has been revealed that one of the first women to receive a womb transplant, is expecting her second child. The ...
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New Fathers struggle with mental health problems too
A recent survey has found that in the first year of a newborn’s life, fathers are equally as likely to struggle ...
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Guarantee of no loss of bursary in Scotland
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has confirmed that free tuition and bursaries for nursing and midwif...