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RSV vaccine in development
Read More >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
Read More >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
Read More >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
Read More >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
Read More >Interesting new research based on fruit flies (which apparently have similar metabolic responses to humans)...
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New quality standard on Nutrition
Read More >NICE have published a new quality standard entitled “Nutrition: improving maternal and child nutrition”...
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What is the safest way to deliver a breech baby?
Read More >A study published in the BJOG has investigated the “safest” way to deliver babies in the breech positio...
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Pregnancy discrimination worsens
Read More >Results from The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Equality and Human Rights Com...
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Prevalence of FGM
Read More >A new report, produced by City University London and Equality Now has provided detailed estimates of FGM pr...
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Is it possible to predict Pre-eclampsia?
Read More >A study published in BJOG has indicated that levels of two biomarkers (ADMA and Hcy) in the blood of pregna...
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New information on elective caesareans
Read More >The RCOG have produced new patient information for women who are considering an elective C-section i.e. a p...
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Birth rate falls but Mothers' ages rise
Read More >The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the latest data on births in England and Wales. They show...