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  • #stillborn campaign - Ethan's story of reduced movements

    After more than 2 years of trying, in June 2011, my Fiancé and I were delighted to find out we were expecting our...

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  • #stillborn campaign - Aneurin's story of unconditional love

    When I fell pregnant in December 2014 my husband and I were shocked but overjoyed. I was told in my early twenties...

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  • #stillBORN campaign - Eric’s story of Inter Uterine Growth Restriction

    We were diagnosed with unexplained infertility almost 5 years ago after 2 years of trying for a baby. After 3 roun...

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  • #stillBORN campaign - Lewis's story of reduced movements

    It was my first pregnancy and it had been textbook all the way through with no problems whatsoever. I only had the...

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  • #stillBORN campaign - Oscar’s story of CMV

    After trying for a baby for two years, we luckily became pregnant with our first child just two days before we sig...

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  • #stillBORN campaign - Joseph’s story of IUGR

    I always wanted to be a mum. But they say nothing truly worthwhile comes easy. That was certainly true for my part...

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  • The Lancet report: Ending Preventable Stillbirths

    MAMA Academy today welcomes The Lancet report series Ending Preventable Stillbirths. The report shows that sadly ...

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  • Not enough being done to prevent stillbirth

    Quality standards for care during labour

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published a new “Quality standards” document...

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  • Safety of home births

      A study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, compared planned home births and planned ho...

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  • Maternity care improving

    Results of an annual survey of mothers conducted by the CQC (Care Quality Commision) have revealed that women are ...

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  • Whooping Cough vaccines

      The NHS currently offers pregnant women a vaccination against whooping cough which protects them and their ...

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  • Made To Measure

    Priorities set for stillbirth research

    Results of the Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership (which included representatives from MAMA Academy) have bee...

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