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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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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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Priorities set for stillbirth research
Results of the Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership (which included representatives from MAMA Academy) have bee...