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Reports the case of Dominique Cottrez, the French woman charged with the murder of eight of her own children when they newborn babies. Comments on the incidence of pregnancy denial syndrome, and illustrates the different levels of denial. Includes a ...
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Reports the publication of an editorial in the Lancet journal, which has questioned the right of women to choose a home birth. The editorial was written following publication of a home birth meta-analysis in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gyn...
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During World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries, the World Health Organization reiterates its call on health facilities and health workers to implement ten steps to help mothers breastfeed successfully and im...
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News item reporting that surviving thalidomide victims in Australia and New Zealand have won a new payment from the British manufacturer of the drug. Although thalidomide survivors in Australia received what was supposed to be a final payment in 1974...
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Low cost airline, bmibaby, has launched a special partnership with TinyLife, Northern Ireland’s only premature and vulnerable baby charity.
To mark the launch, bmibaby’s mascot, Tiny attended TinyLife’s annual Teddy Bears Picnic, a family activi...
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Commenting on the Lancet’s editorial “Home birth – proceed with caution,” published today (July 30), Cathy Warwick, general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives said: “We are deeply disappointed and dismayed that Lancet has published an editor...
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The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee have launched a new inquiry into the effectiveness of behaviour change interventions in achieving government policy goals and helping to meet societal challenges.
As governments across the world...
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Considers the implications of a successful trial of a microbicide gel given to pregnant women in the reduction of HIV risk to women. Highlights the need to assess whether a higher dose would be more effective and raises the issue of whether the cost ...
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Reports that at the 15th African Union (AU) Summit, African leaders focused on maternal and infant mortality in the region. Lack of resources were cited as the major cause of maternal deaths (CR)
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Uses a colour coded map to illustrate the percentage of national budgets allocated to health in African countries, compared with mortality rates of children under five years of age. Explains that at the African Union (AU) Summit, recently held in Kam...
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