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British woman discovers she’s pregnant, gives birth three hours later

A British woman who discovered she was pregnant gave birth to a healthy girl three hours later.
Belinda Waite, 21, knew that something was wrong with her body for several months, but she and the doctors couldn’t pinpoint what was ailing her.
Waite, from Bampton, Devon, said that she had been to the Tiverton and District hospitals [...]

‘Tom Thumb’, world’s smallest premature baby boy, survives

German doctors have announced that the world’s smallest premature baby boy has survived after being born 15 weeks early.
In June 2009, doctors at Germany’s University of Medicine at Gottingen were introduced with the risky case of a tiny baby boy born 15 weeks premature.
The baby, nicknamed “Tom Thumb” by the doctors, was born in the [...]

Mother forced to get off bus for breastfeeding

A mother from Bristol, England was forced off of a bus, accused of being ‘indecent’ for breastfeeding her baby daughter.
Amy Wooten of Bristol, England was taking the 54 First Bristol bus home on Tuesday when her six-week-old baby daughter, Emily, became fussy. Reluctantly, Wooten decided to breast feed Emily on the busy bus.
This prompted a [...]

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 [...]

Labour accuses Tories of misrepresenting teenage pregnancy figure

The UK’s Labour party has accused the Tories of misrepresenting key teen pregnancy data in a 20-page campaign document yesterday.
A 20-page campaign document titled “Labour’s Two Nations” released by the Conservative (Tory) party yesterday is being criticized by Labour for a key teen pregnancy statistic that was wrong by a factor of 10.
The document, intended [...]

UK doctors and nurses issued warning about antibiotics for babies

UK doctors and nurses are being warned about the dangers of adverse reactions to babies that receive powerful antibiotic treatments.
The National Patient Safety Agency and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have drawn up new guidelines meant to aid doctors and nurses in the U.K. with decisions regarding antibiotics for babies.
Gentamicin, an antibiotic [...]

Sexual health clinics to be set up in Liverpool and Wirral secondary schools

Sexual health clinics are planned to open up in secondary schools in Liverpool and Wirral, offering pregnancy tests, morning-after pills, and other health advice.
England plans to expand clinics to secondary schools in Liverpool and Wirral, but family planning campaigners are calling the move “counter-productive.”
The expansion is part of the “extended schools” program began by the [...]

Second ‘pregnant man’ in world to give birth next month

Scott Moore, the world’s second ‘pregnant man’, is expecting his first baby next month with his transgender husband.
Scott Moore, 30, and his partner, Thomas, have a somewhat unique arrangement. Legally married to each other in California, they are expecting their first child, Miles, next month.
Both Scott and Thomas were born female but have since had [...]

British family prepares for quadruplets

A British family prepares to bring naturally-conceived quadruplets into the world by February.
Gillian Holden and Marc Hanley decided to expand their family this year. But they were shocked to learn that the family would potentially grow by four rather than by one.
Gillian Holden, a welfare assistant from Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, had first learned that [...]

Surgeons save baby’s life by removing orange-sized tumor while still in womb

A medical team saved the life of a baby boy this year after removing a massive tumor lodged in his throat while still in the womb.
Four months ago, a special team of 25 medical staff at Jessop Hospital performed a series of surgeries to save the life of baby Arthur Fountain. Today, Arthur Fountain is [...]

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