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Week Ending Friday 30 November 2007
UK:
A quarter of all women are abandoned on maternity wards (Reuters)
Smoking is linked to needless tests for down's syndrome (Daily Mail)
Plan to put folic acid in bread is blocked (Daily Mail)
Junior giant: Shock for 5ft-tall mother who gave birth to a 14lb 8oz baby boy (Daily Mail)
Obesity fuels rise in maternity deaths (The Telegraph)
International :
Week Ending Friday 23 November 2007
UK:
Mother gives birth in hospital carpark because '24 hour' maternity unit was closed (Daily Mail)
Pregnancy link to active children (BBC)
Breast, bottle, or goat's udder (The Guardian)
The pelvic operation that gives women their lives back after childbirth (Daily Mail)
Children DO need the chicken pox jab (Daily Mail)
Additives 'a risk to chidren's health' (Daily Mail)
NHS campaigners take to the streets (BBC)
Maternity unit axe plans reviewed (BBC)
Dr advises on teen pregnancy (BBC)
No new ban on baby milk adverts (BBC) + Baby milk adverts banned to encourage breastfeeding (Daily Mail)
Babies 'show social intelligence' (BBC)
International :
Want to lose that baby weight? Get some sleep (US - Reuters)
Prenatal cocaine exposure cuts oxygen to the brain (US - Reuters)
Week Ending Friday 16 November 2007
UK:
Nicotine by-product found in babies of smokers (Reuters)
Call for ban on under-5s in reality TV shows (The Times)
Why I still breastfeed my 4 year old (The Independent)
Obese women told to slim before fertility treatment (The Guardian)
Isla Fisher gets her petite figure back 3 weeks after giving birth (Daily Mail) Anyone heard of liposuction & a tummy tuck???
First baby born at maternity unit, Oswestry (BBC)
Jehovah's witness pregnancy talk (BBC)
More money to help pregnant women (BBC)
Binge drink baby damage unclear (BBC)
Pregnancy smoking fertility link (BBC)
Curvy women may be a clever bet (BBC)
So little time & so many babies (Observer)
Mothers-to-be should stop drinking altogether (Daily Mail)
Placenta 'fools body's defences' (BBC)
International :
Babies born 1 - 3 weeks early have higher death risk (US - Reuters)
Vaccines cut disease deaths by 99% (US - Reuters)
Breastmilk content may effect child's obesity risk (Germany - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 9 November 2007
UK:
Meet the baby maker (The Times)
Pregnant? Then follow Paula Radcliffe & exercise for two (The Times)
The pregnancy trap (The Times)
Where do the latest findings leave the debate on breastfeeding? (The Independent)
Study reveals link between breastfeeding & IQ (The Independent)
Breast fed babies less likely to develop heart disease (Daily Mail)
Drinking alcohol while pregnant helps create unruly children (Daily Mail)
Older women 'pressure maternity services' (BBC)
Pre-eclampsia link to heart risk (BBC)
Support for child chickenpox jabs (BBC)
Nursing not behind saggy breasts (BBC)
Caesarean babies 'face death risk' (The Guardian)
International :
Prem babies given caffeine (Australia - Herald Sun)
Mums-to-be often anxious & depressed (Hong Kong - Reuters)
Maternal hormone treatment safe for foetus (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 26 October 2007
UK:
Mum to be? Just leave it to us (Feature - The Times)
The loneliness of the long distance mother (The Telegraph)
Breastfeeding smells put other women in the mood for sex (Daily Mail)
Maternity care here 'is worse than in Slovakia' (Daily Mail)
Why women over the world still die to give birth (BBC)
Woman in labour turned away twice (BBC)
International :
Midwife's advice on reuding Caesars (New Zealand - Herald)
Midwife's practice restricted after baby's stillbirth (New Zealand - Herald)
Routine use of enema during labour discouraged (Columbia - Reuters)
Labour usually successful after c-section for twins (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 12 October 2007
UK:
Babycare clinics 'near breaking point' (Daily Mail)
Now experts tell pregnant women it IS safe to drink (Daily Mail)
Low birth weights linked to 9/11 (BBC)
Birth can be better without epidural (The Guardian Letters)
Maternity shortages 'risk lives' (BBC) + Babies dying due to NHS staffing shortages (Daily Mail) + Colleges call for thousands more midwives to improve safety (The Guardian) + Labour in crisis: staff shortage blamed for £665 million pay out in birth errors (The Independent) + Maternity services are under pressure (The Times)
International :
Vaginal Progesterone may improve infant outcomes (US - EurekAlert)
Mass vaccine campaign intimidating say parents (New Zealand - Herald)
Study to look at 'Baby Blues' (New Zealand - Herald)
Maternity contract going to tender (New Zealand - Herald)
$7m birthing unit opens (New Zealand - Herald)
Midwives censured over Home Birth death (New Zealand - Herald)
Bacteria in newborn airways may raise asthma risk (US - Reuters)
Breastfeeding may pass on allergies (Australia - Herald Sun)
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Week Ending Friday 5 October 2007
UK:
Lawsuits for stillbirth are no substitute for the pioneering spirit (The Guardian)
Charlotte Church - I gave birth watching rugby (Daily Mail)
The home birth dilemma - idealistic or good sense (Daily Mail)
Caesarean 'raises womb-tear risk' (BBC)
Cholesterol link to early births (BBC)
Mother knows best - feature (The Times)
International :
Eat fish when pregnant (US - Reuters)
Toddler TV viewing should be curbed by age 5 (US - Reuters) - relief for all us Mums who are fans of CBeebies!
Breastfeeding doesn't increase kids cavity risks (US - Reuters)
Breast milk helps premature infants (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 28 September 2007
UK:
Why delivering her baby at home is the birthright of every woman (The Times)
Thousands of midwives promised as birth rate rises (The Times)
World's tiniest baby goes home (Daily Mail)
Russian mother has giant baby (BBC)
The midwife made all the decisions (BBC)
Maternal weight tied to child's body composition (Reuters)
Call to offer waterbirths to all pregnant women (Guardian) + Waterbirth provides the safest form of pain relief (The Independent)
How popcorn can perk up tired Mums (Daily Mail)
1000 babies die unnecessarily each year due to midwife shortage (Daily Mail)
Use pools to combat birth pain, midwives are urged (Daily Mail)
All expectant mothers to be offered a home birth despite the risks (The Times)
Hospital maternity unit closed after cockroach infestation (Daily Mail)
Heavy exercise miscarriage link (BBC)
New NHS guidelines on childbirth (BBC)
Stillbirth woman's midwife plea (BBC)
Woman has baby in 8 minutes (BBC)
The tragic human cost of NHS baby blunders (The Observer)
I don't regret giving away every baby I've had (The Guardian)
Britain's maternity crisis - a crying shame (The Independent)
Midwives accuse Ministers of hypocrisy over training cuts (The Independent)
International :
Your views on caesarean birth (New Zealand - Herald)
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Week Ending Friday 21 September 2007
UK:
Should you let your baby cry? - Feature (The Times)
Childless women hostile to working Mums (The Telegraph)
Pregnant women told to eat peanuts to protect their babies from allergies (Daily Mail)
International :
Caesareans set to be most common birth (New Zealand - Herald)
Crib bumpers do more harm than good (US - Reuters)
Sleep trouble not an inevitable part of pregnancy (US - Reuters)
Studies find steroid use in pregnancy mostly safe (US - Reuters)
Dr stops cancer treatment to save daughter (Australia - Herald Sun)
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Week Ending Friday 14 September 2007
UK:
Prenatal testosterone may play autism role (Reuters)
Mothers struggle with under 4 hours of sleep (The Telegraph)
Breastfed babies are 'just as likely' to have allergies (Daily Mail)
Children may get chickenpox jab (BBC)
Pregnant women to get £120 for fresh fruit & veg (The Telegraph)
Foetal alcohol syndrome - alcohol destroyed my life (The Independent)
A bumpy ride - pregnancy & work feature (The Guardian)
Hard labour: maternity service in crisis (Daily Mail)
Anti-natal - Feature (The Guardian)
Fat mothers are more likely to have overweight children (Daily Mail)
Eat well cash for Mothers-to-be (BBC)
International :
Baby massage boom (Australia - Herald Sun)
Antidepressants given to babies (New Zealand - Herald) + Expert attacks drug use on babies (New Zealand - Herald)
Low vitamin D tied to serious pregnancy complication (US - Reuters)
Birth defects on the rise in polluted China (China - Reuters)
Obesity may raise the risk of stillbirth (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 7 September 2007
UK:
Baby born with full head of ginger Elvis hair (Daily Mail)
Sleep position for prem babies questioned (Reuters)
Third of couples have problems conceiving naturally (Daily Mail)
Maternity unit returns to full service (BBC)
For baby's sake, don't light up (The Times)
Expectant mothers ignore warnings about smoking & drinking (Daily Mail)
Hairy baby girl is talk of town (BBC)
Cold Feet actress has baby girl (BBC)
Maggots fall into maternity ward (BBC)
Thousands more midwives needed to cope with rising birth rate (Daily Mail)
Summer babies 'are more likely to be short sighted' (Daily Mail)
Woman has second set of triplets (BBC)
International :
Parents-to-be vote for cheaper option (Australia - Herald Sun)
Birth weight tied to testicular cancer risk (US - Reuters)
Anxiety over pregnancy linked to premature birth (US - Reuters)
Nursing mothers who smoke harm babies' sleep (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 31 August 2007
UK:
Bringing up children your way - Dr Tanya Byron (The Times)
Parents urged to vaccinate children as measles returns (The Independent)
Fatal childhood illnesses 'missed by inexperienced staff' covering for GPs out-of-hours (Daily Mail)
Hospitals putting infants at risk by ignoring breastfeeding advice (The Guardian)
Mum gives birth in car park because hospital 'didn't have a midwife' (Daily Mail)
Stress of daily commute puts stress on unborn babies (Daily Mail) + Pregnancy stress causing eating disorders (The Telegraph)
Annabel Karmel: the tragic death of my baby inspired my career (Daily Mail)
Klass act: Myleene shows off baby Ava (Daily Mail)
Women who cradle baby on their right arm 'are more prone to depression' (Daily Mail)
Chemicals in non-stick pans may retard babies' growth (The Independent)
Midwives warn of training crisis after Grant cut (The Guardian)
Sons of fat mothers could be less fertile (Daily Mail)
Bumper crop of headlines relating to the Manchester Maternity unit closures:
Four maternity units to be shut for a service led by midwives (The Times)
Manchester hospital shake-up 'will cost lives' (The Guardian)
Health Trust Chief & MPs attack maternity unit closures (The Guardian)
Blears' backyard dodges on maternity cuts (Daily Mail)
NHS Unit closures - what it means (BBC)
Johnson backs maternity closures (BBC)
International :
Miscarriage risk increases if parents smoke (US - Reuters)
Age difference is the key to having most kids (Austria - Reuters)
Clue on heart defects in babies (Australia - Herald Sun)
Mother wants answers after newborn baby dies (New Zealand - Herald)
Overweight women less likely to keep breastfeeding (Denmark - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 24 August 2007
The world's on holiday this week by the looks of it......
UK:
Ape ancestors may have taught us to coo at baby (The Times)
1lb 1oz baby born on a flight (The Sun)
25% of UK babies now have a foreign parent (The Guardian)
Codeine danger alert (The Times)
UK woman, 59, world's oldest natural mother (The Telegraph)
I've got the word 'Midwife' written through my middle - feature re: Torquay maternity services (The Guardian) - NHS GREATER GLASGOW PLEASE TAKE NOTE
Mother forced to give birth alone in toilet of 'flagship' NHS Hospital (Daily Mail)
International :
Pre-eclampsia Mum counts herself lucky (Australia - Herald Sun)
Chart linked to fat kids (Australia - Herald Sun)
Mums struggle to get into sleep schools (Australia - Herald Sun)
Pylons major health hazard (New Zealand - Herald) - have stuck this in because foreign stories are very thin on the ground this week & this article mentions miscarriage
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Week Ending Friday 17 August 2007
UK:
Chinese parents choose to name their baby @ (The Telegraph)
Baby drama as Myleene goes into labour (Daily Mail)
Early cord clamp may harm baby (BBC)
Is Ultrasound as useful as we think? (Maney Publishing) + Baby scans - do we need them? (BBC) No mention of 'and are they safe?' - perhaps that's a more pressing question?
Down's Syndrome test 'risk' to healthy babies (The Telegraph)
Baby deaths still go unexplained (BBC)
Hooked on junk food in the womb (Daily Mail) + Craving for junk food begins in the womb (The Times)
The One & Only - feature about secondary infertility (Sunday Times)
Baby growth chart switch closer (BBC) + Babies overfed due to outdated growth charts (The Telegraph)
Mother gives birth to a baby weighing more than a stone (Daily Mail)
What is second if breast is best ? (The Times)
International :
Prenatal anti-depressants linked to preterm births (US - Reuters)
Abortion pill poses no risk for later pregnancies (Denmark - Reuters)
Hypertension in pregnancy predicts weight gain (US - Reuters)
Prenatal education may improve vaccination rates (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 10 August 2007
UK:
British woman beats odds to give birth to identical triplets (The Times)
Mothers of the world unite to prove that breast is best for babies' health (The Times)
I'm with Jordan on breastfeeding + To breast-feed or not - it's a mother's choice - letters page (The Times)
Rich mothers have more sons (The Telegraph)
The Baby's name is not '4Real' couple told + There's a name for a life without hope (The Telegraph)
Couple's baby delivered stillborn after hospital failures (Daily Mail)
Government paying out for births abroad (The Telegraph)
Breast-feeding lobby criticises Jordan for formula stunt (The Independent)
Freebirthing: should women give birth alone? (Daily Mail)
Obesity linked to birth defects (BBC)
Baby milk ads should be banned (BBC)
Picnic held to save baby services (BBC)
NHS Maternity care 'is in crisis' (The Telegraph) + Maternity beds are cut as births increase (The Times)
Green Queen of Nappy Valley (The Times)
International :
Prenatal stress may affect babies' sleep (Reuters - US)
Panel worried about plastic baby bottle chemical (Reuters - US)
Post-partum hopspital discharges - when is the right time? (EurekAlert - US)
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Week Ending Friday 3 August 2007
UK:
The baby's called what? (The Times)
Is your pre-school child getting enough sleep? (The Times)
More time off for mums-to-be (The Telegraph)
Fertility: The options laid bare (The Independent)
GPs giving Ritalin to babies under 1 year old (Daily Mail)
Measles outbreak effects children (BBC)
Health juices harm babies' teeth (BBC)
More Scottish births than deaths (BBC)
Anger of mother-to-be who was wrongly told she'd lost her baby (Daily Mail)
International :
Breast milk bank on the cards (Australia - Herald Sun)
US breast-feeding rates rise to record high (Reuters - US)
Smoking tied to serious pregnancy complication (Reuters - US)
Hormone use mixed in preventing premature births (Reuters - US)
China frets over baby health & says breast is best (Reuters - China)
Fertility method linked to low testosterone in boys (Reuters - Denmark)
Preventive approach lowers c-section rates (Reuters - US)
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Week Ending Friday 27 July 2007
UK:
Dr forced birth of baby, GMC hears (The Times)
Minister orders health officials to improve nurses' [& midwives'] pay offer (The Guardian)
Yo-yo weight warning to Mothers (BBC)
Johnson rejects rethink in Nurses' [& Midwives'] pay row (The Guardian)
A Happy Birthday every day - 10th anniversary of The Albany Practice (The Guardian)
Baby deaths rise in North London (BBC)
Pregnant Women are confused about their diets (Daily Mail)
An epidural cost me 5 years of my motherhood (Daily Mail)
What's the big secret Mummy? - nearly half of us sleep with our babies (Sunday Times)
The truth about gymslip mothers (The Sunday Times)
Fat children: a middle class issue (The Independent) + Working Mums' child weight risk (BBC)
Lack of midwives causing trauma to 1 in 3 Mums (Sunday Mirror)
Midwives ballot industrial action (BBC) + Midwives to take first ever vote on industrial action (The Guardian)
International :
Unintended pregnancy predicts feelings that pregnancy is a burden (EurekAlert - US)
Japan scientists devise 'womb' for IVF eggs (Reuters - Hong Kong)
Mother's diet in pregnancy can determine whether a child becomes obese (The Herald - New Zealand)
Early treatment sees more HIV babies survive (Reuters - South Africa)
SIDs rates fall as infants' sleep positions change (Reuters - New Zealand)
Very premature babies may need extra care later (Reuters - Sweden)
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Week Ending Friday 20 July 2007
Mainly features this week from the British press - little hard news, but we have entered the silly season, so that's to be expected...
UK:
Drs reopen controversy over oct deaths & murder (The Independent)
Risk to babies left to sleep in car seats (Daily Mail)
The hands-on Mums - baby massage (The Times)
Allergic while pregnant (The Times)
Zita West - Sophie Wessex's baby whisperer (The Telegraph)
Mum's the word - why Oxfiord students are putting motherhood before career (The Independent)
Are vaccines a waste of time? (Daily Mail)
Breech birth women 'choice call' (BBC)
International :
Low birth weight may impair vision in later life (Norway)
Pain's in the mind (Australia - Herald Sun)
Warn Mums of grog risk (Australia - Herald Sun)
Child vaccinations lagging (New Zealand - The Herald)
Hospital to charge foreign Mums for baby care (New Zealand - The Herald)
Choking risk for babies prompts Gerber baby food recall (Switzerland - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 29 June 2007
UK:
Midwives play such a vital role (BBC) This is so misguided it makes me very angry - 'two thirds of women will need some kind of intervention' is such unfounded total shite & there's no mention of what sort of intervention this man's wife had before her birth went awry....it's also so incredibly patronising arrrggghhh!!!!! *shakes fist at screen*
Hey, I'm pregnant not stupid (The Times)
Police arrest parents of alleged teen surgeon (The Independent)
Caesareans are used in a quarter of NHS births (Daily Mail)
My body tried to kill my baby (Daily Mail)
Boy performs caesarean in world record bid (The Guardian)
International :
C-Section not linked to poorer infant health (Hong Kong - Reuters)
New findings back smoking-stillbirth risk (US - Reuters)
Birth defect risk from anti-depressants low (US - Reuters)
Mums watched to save babies (Australia - Herald)
Morning sickness a bonus (Australia - Herald)
Cord blood helped in type 1 diabetes (US - Reuters)
Poland wants more babies, hospitals can't cope (Reuters - Poland)
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Week Ending Friday 22 June 2007
UK:
Dummies reduce risk of cot death (BBC)
Babies will be put at risk as experienced Drs are replaced by trainees (The Independent)
Waiting 2 mins to cut the cord can give babies health boost (Daily Mail)
Are fertility treatments damaging our children? (Daily Mail)
Gene screening safe for babies (BBC)
Tracking babies' life chances (BBC)
Male twins can reduce fertility (BBC)
Pureed baby food is unnatural (BBC) + Pureed food isn't natural (The Guardian)
International :
Stillbirth may signal risks for the mother (Reuters - Israel)
Pregnancy risky for women born with heart defects (Reuters - Netherlands)
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Week Ending Friday 15 June 2007
UK:
Babies smoke when parents do (Reuters)
Labour pain? It's in the mind (The Telegraph)
Parents sue hospital for neglect after newborn son's death (The Independent)
Midwives under intolerable pressure say Tories (The Guardian)
Pregnant women should avoid the sun (Daily Mail)
Pregnancy can be just as painful for fathers (Daily Mail)
Birth surge stretches midwives (BBC)
One child can be enough (The Telegraph)
How freezing cells from the umbilical cord can save your baby's life (The Independent)
Have bump will grind (The Guardian)
'Right to breastfeed' law planned (BBC)
Cot death risk distorted (BBC)
International :
Obese pregnant women can safely lose weight (Reuters - US)
Mothers' flu jabs work on unborn babies (New Zealand Herald)
Twin pregnancy raises risk of HIV spread (France - Reuters)
Giving antibiotics to babies boosts asthma risk (Canada - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 8 June 2007
UK:
Alert over faulty pregnancy tests (BBC)
Mother's little helper - the device that pinpoints when labour will start (The Independent)
Mothers-to-be who have one glass of wine a day need help, says Drs (Daily Mail)
Fertility rate at 26 year high (BBC)
Working effects unborn babies (The Mirror)
Baby-time initiative fails most new fathers (Guardian)
Maternity services urged to include Fathers (Guardian)
Agony of mother who put on 7 stone with one baby (Daily Mail)
Survey highlights rise in baby skin problems (BBC)
Report uncovers baby care worries in Scotland (BBC)
International :
Australia's baby boom (Australia - Herald)
It's safe for obese mums-to-be to lose weight during pregnancy (US - EurekAlert)
Maternal mortality highest in South Sudan (Sudan - Reuters)
Mum's prenatal vitamins cut childhood cancers (US - Reuters)
Fat single mothers are likely to have chubby kids (New Zealand)
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Week Ending Friday 4 May 2007
UK:
Teenage mothers to be given personal nurse on the NHS (Daily Mail)
'Little & Large' twins survive (BBC)
Peanut allergy study seeks babies (BBC)
Baby unit must improve safety (BBC)
Parents offered NHS baby minders (BBC)
Why Jeremy Vine is terrified by the crisis on our maternity wards (Daily Mail)
Caesarean link to placenta risk (BBC)
Desperate midwives - Panorama exposes the crisis on our maternity wards (BBC)
Lying down may help breastfeeding (BBC)
Maternity care failings debated (BBC)
21st Century housewives: at home & proud of it (The Times)
Nurseries feel the pinch as mothers stay home (The Times)
MRSA risk to new mothers (The Observer)
Postnatal Depression hits 20% of mothers (Daily Mail)
International :
Migraine during pregnancy ups risk of stroke (US - Reuters)
Smoking in pregnancy has lasting impact (US - Reuters)
Second mid-air birth (New Zealand)
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Week Ending Friday 27 April 2007
UK:
First designer babies to beat breast cancer (The Times)
That empty feeling - article about multiple miscarriages (The Times)
Blair has made motherhood a misery (The Telegraph) - contains a personal account of the state of maternity services over the past 10 years
Embryos to be screened for breast cancer gene (Daily Mail)
Out-of-date baby growth charts may have contributed to obesity crisis (Daily Mail)
Protests force u-turn on maternity unit closure (The Guardian)
Mother's puberty onset 'obesity clue' (BBC)
Stillbirth numbers not reducing (BBC)
Why 1 woman graduate in 3 will never become a Mother (Daily Mail)
1 in 30 aborted foetuses lives (BBC)
Fat-fighting baby milk criticised (BBC)
International :
Drug therapy can reduce preterm births & decrease lifetime medical costs (US - EuerkAlert)
Dangerous chemicals found in newborns (US - EurekAlert)
Urine test useful for detecting pregnancy problem (US - Reuters)
Breastfeeding no help in preventing adult obesity (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 20 April 2007
UK:
Difficult births in obese women due to uterus failure (EurekAlert)
Widespread use of morning after pill fails to cut teenage pregnancies (Daily Mail)
Postnatal mental care 'lacking' (BBC)
Late abortions reasons revealed (BBC)
Now viagra can fight danger of premature births (Daily Mail)
Stretched hospitals separate Mums & babies (The Telegraph)
International :
Some Mums of autistic kids prone to depression (US - Reuters)
Gene mutation associated with male infertility (France - Reuters)
Male births declining in US & Japan (US - Reuters)
Breastfeeding may protect against breast cancer (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 13 April 2007
The Guardian have really gone to town on maternity this week, whilst most other papers have stayed silent - probably due to a bumper pack in last week's news with the Government's proposed maternity changes.
UK:
Smoking when trying to get pregnant raises likelihood of having a girl (The Independent)
Of course we will do more for mothers-to-be, and we will - Patricia Hewitt responds (The Guardian)
More cash on delivery for new parents (The Guardian)
What women want (Leader article - The Guardian)
Midwives central to Dutch belief home is best (The Guardian)
Figures show Hewitt's birth care promise is unattainable (The Guardian)
Home Births are safe & desirable - reader response to article (The Guardian)
Trust to shut award-winning maternity unit despite pledge (The Guardian)
Thalidomide legacy lives on (BBC)
International :
Smoking in pregnancy tied to mental health problems (US - Reuters)
Breastfed high-risk kids still become obese (US - Reuters)
Parents' depression may harm children's health (US - Reuters)
Apples during pregnancy protect baby from asthma (Netherlands - Reuters)
Japan's first 'baby hatch' available soon (Japan reported in New Zealand)
Calling child's name a simple test for autism (US reported in New Zealand)
Prenatal smoke exposure linked to attention problems (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 6 April 2007
UK:
The illusion of choice (The Guardian)
While women in the devloping world are dying in childbirth, why are we fetishing doing it at home? (The Guardian) This is one of the most ill-informed bigoted articles you are ever likely to read. It just shows that sh*t journalism is rife even amongst the broadsheets - this woman's failure to comprehend either the nature of childbirth or indeed the facts about 'safety' are utterly astounding. It says more about her & her bigorty than it does about the real situation. Please feedback your comments to the Guardian if, like me, you are a home birth 'fetishist'.
Hospital v home - the big debate (Daily Mail)
Cut-price midwives a risk to babies (Daily Mail)
Depression link with early birth (BBC)
Row over plan for birthing choice (BBC)
Nursery link to poor behaviour (BBC)
International :
Simple bedtime routine helps babies fall asleep quicker (Australia)
Australia says ageing population needs more babies (Australia - Reuters)
Guidelines for childbirth anaesthesia revised (US - Reuters)
Weight gain in pregnancy predicts weight of child (US - Reuters)
Older parents more likely to have an autistic child (US - Reuters)
Vitamin pills prevent low-weight babies (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 30 March 2007
UK:
1/3 NHS staff would not be patients in their own hospital (BBC)
Mother defies the odds with identical triplets (Daily Mail)
Babies rob '2 months of sleep' (BBC)
NHS Crisis forcing cuts to maternity care, charity warns (The Guardian)
Maternity meltdown (Daily Mail)
More tiny babies being born in UK (BBC)
**The battle over birth (The Times)**
The miracle baby who survived 50 blood transfusions & flesh-eating bug (Daily Mail)
Immigrant pregnancies stretch NHS (BBC)
NHS cuts 'hit antenatal classes' (BBC) (seeing as they're so bloody useless is this such a bad thing?)
**Rowan Pelling: Mums to be & the midwife crisis (The Independent)**
International :
Exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months can cut HIV risk (South Africa - BBC)
New mother at 66 (Austria, reported in New Zealand)
Car seats don't prevent low oxygen in babies (US - Reuters)
Toddlers learn from eavesdropping on other people (US, reported in New Zealand)
More walking, less TV helps new Mums trim down (US - Reuters) - no sh*t......
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Week Ending Friday 23 March 2007
UK:
Health watchdog gives warning on higher risks of home birth (The Guardian)
All Mums quizzed on NHS (The Mirror)
Postnatal & sexual problems persist at 12 months but races experience different levels (EurekAlert)
Age & stress associated with pregnancy loss (Reuters)
'Gene therapy for foetuses' hope (BBC)
Women 'left alone during labour' (BBC)
Mums-to-be told not to drink at all as official advice is revised (Daily Mail)
International :
Vitamin D in pregnancy may reduce childhood wheeze (US - Reuters)
Mothers ignore baby safety advice due to head shape worries (New Zealand - Herald)
Pregnancy warnings overkill, say winegrowers (New Zealand - Herald)
Umbilical blood banks 'taking advantage of parents' (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 16 March 2007
UK:
Ultrasound tests 'help predict IVF success' (Daily Mail)
Compensation for caesarean delay (BBC)
Mum's joy as Scottish Exec take action over babies' flattened head syndrome (The Scotsman)
Robotic baby helps traineee nurses (BBC)
Baby died from MRSA infection (BBC)
Mum dies after birth of twins (The Sun)
Inside story: Caesarean delivery & lingering labour pain (The Times)
I can't bond with my premature baby (The Times)
'I blame media for too many caesareans' says Maternity Tsar (The Independent)
New Mums 'too exhausted to see friends & family' (Daily Mail)
Baby milk firms told to drop nutrition claims (Daily Mail)
Threat to Independent Midwifery (BBC)
International :
Low birth weight ups teen girls' depression risk (US - Reuters)
Chicken pox & Measles vaccines OK for Preemies (US - Reuters) - yeah, right.....
Pregnancy tops emergency spending for immigrants (US - Reuters)
Clash on controversial caesarean birthing practice (Australia)
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Week Ending Friday 9 March 2007
UK:
Children could have flu jab on the NHS in 6 months (Daily Mail)
How my weight curbed my fertility (Daily Mail)
How sunshine can help your unborn child (Daily Mail)
Obese mothers-to-be 'burdern on the NHS' (BBC)
Underweight babies at greater risk of depression (BBC)
Mother of 'dead' baby gives birth (BBC)
Birth in Britain: too few midwives too many risks (The Independent)
Kissing babies could trigger peanut allergy (The Independent)
Women's deaths soar in NHS Midwives crisis (The Independent)
Want a baby? Ban long hot baths (Daily Mail)
International :
Planned Caesareans increase re-admission risk (US - Reuters)
Women need expanded musculoskeletal care during pregnancy, study finds (US - EurekAlert)
Obese couples have tougher time having babies (Denmark - Reuters)
After scrutiny, preemie lung treatments turn out to be safe & effective (US - EurekAlert)
Pregnant smokers raise child's risk of stroke & heart attack (US - EurekAlert)
IVF Mums more vulnerable to stress in parenting (New Zealand - Herald)
Dr quits after post-op pregnancies (New Zealand - Herald)
Pre-pregnancy douching may curb prem baby risk for African-American women (US - Reuters)
Mum's gum disease increases risk of premature birth (France - Reuters)
Folic acid may lead to more twins (New Zealand - Herald)
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Week Ending Friday 2 March 2007
UK:
Growth spurts 'beat cholesterol' (BBC)
Baby beats 100 to 1 survival (BBC)
Ice cream 'helps increase chance of fertility' (The Independent)
Mothers suffer more job bias than gays (Daily Mail)
Pregnancy depression 'is missed' (BBC) what miffs me more than anything about this story is the fact nobody is asking why PND is so rife!
Baby expert Gina Ford hits back at critics (The Herald) Very entertaining Lebanon comment.......
Most babies in Britain now born to women in their early thirties (The Independent)
Targets blamed as hospital infection deaths rise 59% (The Independent)
Women who decide to have a baby at 45 are branded irresponsible (The Independent)
1/4 of UK births now caesarean (Daily Mail)
Pregnancy diabetes care attacked (BBC)
International :
India says it will slash infant & maternal mortality rates (India - Reuters)
Survival rates for tiniest babies holding steady (US - Reuters)
Vitamin may help alcohol-damaged babies (US - Reuters)
Vitamin D deficiency widespread during pregnancy (US - EurekAlert)
Gene + Mum's smoking boosts child's asthma (US - Reuters)
Pregnant women face high rate of serious injury (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 23 February 2007
UK:
Woman has 9 kids in 9 years (The Mirror)
Birth weight pre-eclampsia link (BBC)
Tiniest baby is heading home (The Times)
Women 'taking a risk' when donating eggs (The Telegraph)
Why medical students are lacking in bedside manners (The Independent) Interesting article - can we add 'and most Registrars'.
Women's lives are at risk because we test drugs only on men (Daily Mail) - includes mention of drugs used after surgery so thought it might be relevant.
Babies die as hospitals skip tests (The Times)
Foetal clue to adult heart damage (BBC)
International :
Vaccine may protect against birth-defect virus (US - Reuters)
Local anaethesia is ineffective for amniocentisis (US - Reuters)
Pregnancy hormone may offer hope for MS patients (US - Reuters)
Ageing Japan expects spike in birth rate 2006 (Japan - Reuters)
World Cup babies for Germany (Germany - Reuters)
Drug addicts' babies more likely to survive in neonatal units (Australia)
Methamphetamine use during pregnancy increases chance of baby being born small (New Zealand)
Planned Caesareans not risk free, group warns (Canada - Reuters)
Diabetes in pregnancy can hamper infant memory (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 16 February 2007
UK:
When Drs won't deliver on the best care for Mother & baby (The Times)
Police investigate baby's death after cicumcision (Telegraph)
Teatree oil could make superbugs stronger (Daily Mail)
Viagra used to save baby's life (BBC)
Fish in pregnancy benefits baby (BBC)
Office staff 'could weigh babies' (BBC)
Breastfeeding 'aids class status' (BBC)
Thyroid trouble may be missed in pregnant women (Reuters)
International :
Baby massage helps Dads bond (Australia - Herald Sun)
Plastics in common household items may cause fertility defects (US - Eurekalert)
Increased risks of planned caesarean birth must be clearly conveyed (Canada - Eurekalert)
Foetal cocaine exposure tied to behavioural problems (US - Reuters)
High copper levels in blood linked to postpartum depression (US - Reuters)
Eczema & wheezing unrelated to baby's vaccine status (Holland - Reuters)
Air in the home could affect baby's health (US - Reuters)
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Week Ending Friday 9 February 2007
SORRY ABOUT THE LACK OF STORIES - I'M UP TO MY EARS AT THE MO.
UK:
Child flu jab veto questioned (BBC)
Mum + Dr = sensible birth practice (The Times)
Shake up for maternity care (BBC)
International :
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Week Ending Friday 2 February 2007
UK:
Hope for prenatal gene test (BBC)
Warning on 'boutique' ultrasounds (BBC)
Branson launches stem cell bank (The Independent)
Test that doubles the chance of successful IVF (Daily Mail)
Shortage of midwives causing expectant mothers to be turned away (Daily Mail)
International :