News
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Reduction in child heart surgery deaths
Read More >A study in the journal “Open Heart”, which reviewed mortality rates for the 30 days post a heart operation, h...
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Delayed cord clamping
Read More >RCM online has published a new blog on the topic of delayed cord clamping. It outlines current guidelines and th...
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Natural childbirth advocate Sheila Kitzinger dies aged 86
Read More >Sheila Kitzinger, author and anthropologist, has passed away at her family home after a short illness. Ms Kitzinge...
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Accurate blood pressure monitoring is crucial
Read More >A review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) has argued that accurate blood pressure monitorin...
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Inquiry into Royal Oldham Hospital baby death
Read More >The Pennine Acute NHS Trust (PAT) has ordered an independent inquiry into the death of baby Thomas Beaty following...
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New Downs Syndrome test
Read More >Great Ormond Street Hospital are trialling a new screening blood test for Downs Syndrome. The test has been deve...
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Record numbers attend our Easter Egg Hunt
Read More >Our Easter Egg Hunt took place at Bourne Valley garden centre, Addlestone, Surrey on Good Friday and was a huge s...
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Sands responds to clinical incident report
Read More >Sands, the UK charity leading research into and supporting families affected bty stillbirth and neonatal death, ha...
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Access to pregnancy care by migrant communities
Read More >A new report published by Doctors of the World (DOTW) explored access to pregnancy care by migrant women who prese...
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The Human Tissue Authority release new guidelines
Read More >The guidelines state that professionals working with women who experience a pregnancy loss or termination should b...
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Meningitis B vaccine for babies
Read More >After a series of delays, the vaccine for Meningitis B is to be given to all babies over the age of two months in ...
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Antibiotic use in pregnancy
Read More >A research paper published in PLOS ONE has found no overall association between antibiotic use in pregnancy and ce...