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NHS advises future mothers about myths of pregnancy

The NHS has drafted guidelines that advise future mothers about the most common myths of pregnancy.
The NHS and other organizations have turned to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to develop new guidelines regarding physical activity and weight for future mothers.
The guidelines, currently under professional review until March 18, attempt to dispel [...]

Fetal heart rate monitors no substitute for medical advice

Fetal heart rate monitors shouldn’t be used as a replacement for a proper medical warned doctors.
Doctors have published information in the British Medical Journal warning that fetal monitors, used to listen to a baby’s heartbeat, may give “false reassurance” and unnecessary anxiety to parents who use them.
The warning follows on the heels of a case [...]

Shocking C-Section delivery rate of a quarter of all babies in England

A quarter of babies delivered in England are by C-Section. This figure is double the World Health Organisation’s recommended rate and described as a, “serious cause for concern” by LibDem health spokesman Norman Lamb.
Almost 25% or around 155,000 babies last year were delivered via caesarean section despite efforts to reduce the number of surgical deliveries.
C-Section [...]

Men should not attend the birth of their child says leading obstetrician

Men attending the birth of their child can make labor ‘more painful and more difficult’ for women claims the doctor.
Many men are excited about their new children and want to be with their partner when she gives birth. However, a leading obstetrician claims that during childbirth men create problems for the birthing woman and should [...]

Fetal kick charts ‘unreliable’ and should be discontinued

Fetal kick charts have been used since the 1970s, but new research finds they ‘are of no benefit to reducing poor outcomes in low-risk pregnant women.’
Research published in the journal The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist suggests that mothers rely on fetal heart rate and routine examinations with a doctor rather than depend on fetal kick charts.
Researchers [...]

The doula an increasingly popular choice for expectant mothers

The doula is becoming a more attractive option for expectant mothers as the UK faces an NHS midwife shortage.
While the midwife has long been the traditional source for women to turn to in the delivery room, the doula is becoming increasingly popular among expectant mothers in the U.K. With low supplies of NHS midwives and increasing [...]

Women in UK Faced With Serious Maternity Ward Problems

Last year over 3,500 women in the UJ were forced to give birth outside of maternity wards.
According to new figures that came out, almost 4,000 women in the UK gave birth in other places than maternity wards such as the toilet, other hospital departments, corridors, ambulances, and even midwives’ offices. This is a serious problem [...]

Pregnant Women in UK Being Urged To Stay Away From Crowds and Airports Due to Swine Flu

The government is advising pregnant women and parents with babies to avoid unnecessary crowds, public transport, and airports until swine flu is under control.
The government will be publishing guidelines on the NHS website telling pregnant women and parents with babies and young children to avoid unnecessary crowded places such as public transport and airports. This [...]

Half of Cot Deaths as a result of bed sharing with babies

The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) latest evidence shows bed sharing or, “Co-Sleeping” is responsible for approximately half of cot deaths.
Risks are heightened if either parents has been drinking, smokes, has taken sedative medication or is overly tired. Without these factors, the charity said that the safest place for a baby was [...]

Epidural for labour being denied by NHS

Women in labour are being denied epidurals to help them cope with the pain of childbirth.
New guidelines issued by the National Childbirth Trust, (NCT) have categorised the procedure as, “Unnatural” in an attempt to boost the number of women having traditional births. The aim is to reduce the number of women having epidurals or caesareans [...]