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Historic move in Nigeria
Read More >History has been made in Nigeria, with the total ban on female genital mutilation finally coming into effect. The ...
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Government pledges to reduce number of stillbirths
Read More >MAMA Academy welcomes the announcement today from Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary, that the government pledge...
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RCOG continues to recommend Folic Acid
Read More >The RCOG has updated its Scientific Impact Paper “Periconceptional Folic Acid and Food Fortification in t...
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Ovarian cancer risk reduces with each child
Read More >Researchers at the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, at the University of Oxford have presented new research at the Nation...
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Midwifery facing a “retirement time bomb”
Read More >The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have released a new report entitled “The State of Maternity Services ...
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Problems breastfeeding increases risk of depression
Read More >A study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing has investigated the reasons women give up breastfeedi...
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Pregnant women not seeking mental health support
Read More >The website BabyCentre has conducted an online survey of 1000 UK mothers about their experiences of mental ...
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Lily Allen's Song for Stillborn Son
Read More >Singer Lily Allen has revealed a new song written in memory of her stillborn son, who died in 2010. The song, ti...
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Pre-pregnancy exercise can reduce pelvic pain
Read More >New research from Norway indicates that frequent exercise before pregnancy may decrease the risk of a woman...
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Can weight loss surgery improve fertility?
Read More >The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have released a Scientific Impact Paper (SIP) ...
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“In-womb” stem cell trial
Read More >A trial into using stem cells to lessen the symptoms of an incurable brittle bone disease will be starting ...
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Proposed changes to funding for midwifery courses
Read More >Proposals to change the way midwifery courses are funded, made by the Council of Deans of Health and Univer...