News
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MAMA Wellbeing Wallet pilot gets underway
We are on a mission to reduce baby loss and promote safer pregnancies with a simple antenatal initiative, for whic...
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Viral C-section photo
Professional photographer Helen Allen reports that she was surprised and delighted when an image she took of a n...
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Can new midwifery regulation change practice?
As it stands in midwifery regulation senior midwives have to balance two, sometimes conflicting, roles when...
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Iodine supplements for pregnant women
A study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology indicates that iodine supplementation for all ...
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"Tommy's" responds to DJ breastfeeding controversy
The BBC have suspended radio DJ Alex Dyke following comments he made on his radio solent show last week. During ...
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Smoking ban saves lives
Edinburgh University have published new research that indicates that the smoking ban may have saved an estimated 1...
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Raise money for MAMA at Sainsbury’s!
Great news, MAMA academy have become part of the Sainsbury’s Everyday Shopping card campaign. Which means that...
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RSV vaccine in development
Researchers from the Oxford Vaccine Group have conducted trials on a new RSV vaccine, developed by biotechnology f...
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Hospital births may reduce risk
The findings of a study published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics indicate that giving birth in a ...
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Eastenders Stillbirth Storyline
In the coming weeks Eastenders will be showing a storyline where the characters’ Shabnam Masood and Kush Kazemi...
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Family call for warnings about labour transfers
The parents of twin girls, born in Northern Ireland earlier this year are calling for all parents of twins to be w...
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“Eating for two” not necessary
Interesting new research based on fruit flies (which apparently have similar metabolic responses to humans)...