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International Women’s Day: a call for reduced childbirth risks

On this one hundredth International Women’s Day, a coalition of UK campaign groups is calling for global reductions in pregnancy and childbirth risks.
In conjunction with the one hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day, a coalition of the U.K.’s Amnesty International, Mumsnet, Oxfam, Save the Children and the White Ribbon Alliance have called on world leaders [...]

Unplanned pregnancy growing issue for women over 35

Unplanned pregnancy is a growing problem for women over the age of 35, many who believe that they’re too old to conceive.
The U.K.’s sexual health charity Family Planning Association (FPA) has announced a new campaign called “Conceivable?” to remind women that contraception is needed until a year or two after menopause.
This week the campaign, as [...]

Official numbers reveal UK girls pregnant at 10

Official numbers out of the UK reveal that girls as young as 10 are getting pregnant.
The U.K.’s newspaper The Sun has revealed that in the last eight years, at least 15 girls aged 10 and 39 girls aged 11 became pregnant in England and Wales.
The Sun received its data through a Freedom of Information request, [...]

Depression during pregnancy may predict child’s antisocial behavior

The depression of a woman during pregnancy may lead to antisocial behavior in her child later in life.
Researchers at Cardiff University, the University of Bristol and King’s College London have concluded that a mother’s antisocial history may predict her child’s antisocial behavior.
The research, published in the January/February 2010 issue of the journal Child Development, focused [...]

Negotiations break down in swine flu jab program for children under five

Negotiations between the government and general practitioners have broken down regarding a proposed plan to vaccinate children under five for the swine flu.
Children between six months and five years of age in Ireland, Scotland, the U.K., and Wales were expected to be able to receive the swine flu jab beginning in mid-December.
However, due to discrepancies [...]

Welsh discuss creation of pregnancy parking bays

Welsh assembly members will soon vote on a scheme to extend extra parking bays to women in their last three months of pregnancy.
In a scheme proposed by Welsh assembly member Darren Millar, heavily pregnant women would receive a temporary pink badge — similar to the blue badge used by the disabled — to place in their vehicles, [...]

Call made for more funding for Welsh premature care

Calls are being made for more investment in Welsh neonatal and premature care by charity Bliss.
U.K. charity Bliss, marking their 30th anniversary, published a report today indicating that Wales’ ability to care for sick and premature babies has been less than adequate for over 30 years, with today’s staff being pushed to the limit.
Rising birthrates [...]

Charlotte Church’s Toddler Daughters Suffers From Breath Holding Spells During Tantrums

Charlotte Church fears her daughter’s medical condition as the toddler holds her breath during tantrums, causing her to pass out.
Charlotte’s two-year old daughter Ruby has a very rare medical condition called BHS or Breath Holding Spells. The condition makes a child hold their breath during a tantrum and can even cause them to pass out [...]

Swine Flu vaccination, “Pandemrix” confirmed start October 26th

A pregnant teen who died on thursday from Swine Flu, (H1N1) became the 106th British confirmed death from H1N1. The Department of Health announced that a national vaccination campaign will start on October 26th using the GlaxoSmithKline product, “Pandemrix”.
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson said that patients deemed “at risk”, such as pregnant women will [...]

Welsh couple makes appeal for research into genetic disorder

The couple lost their baby to a genetic disorder called mitochondrial respiratory chain disease, a disease without a cure.
When Tamara Strangward and Martin Keane were planning the birth of their new child, they weren’t expecting any problems.
“She was born on time and we had no idea there was anything wrong,” said Tamara to Wales Online.
But their [...]

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