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New birth test could tell whether you will need a C-section

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Sarah Funnell, 31 August 2010 10:36

The birthing experience can be a mixed bag of emotions and as many mothers know, can be completely different for each birth. One of the most demoralising aspects can be labouring for many hours trying to achieve the natural birth only for it to result in a caesarean section.This experience could become a thing of the past with a new ...

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New birth test could tell whether you will need a C-section

31 August 2010 10:36

The birthing experience can be a mixed bag of emotions and as many mothers know, can be completely different for each birth. One of the...

  • By: Sarah Funnell , In: News > Current news

Samantha Cameron gives birth to baby girl

24 August 2010 14:19

Samantha Cameron has given birth to a baby girl. This is the fourth child for Samantha and husband Prime Minister David Cameron. The baby was...

  • By: Sally Griffith , In: News > Current news

Home birth risks: Lack of evidence, says top midwife

17 August 2010 11:17

A top midwife has suggested home birth poses no more risks than giving birth in a hospital. The general secretary of the Royal College of...

  • By: Flo Barillo , In: News > Current news

New study: Home births double the risk of infant death

30 July 2010 13:49

Women who plan to have a home birth double their risk of neonatal death compared with those who plan a hospital birth, according to a...

  • By: Lauren Gow , In: News > Current news

Dannii Minogue gives birth to baby boy

07 July 2010 09:53

Dannii Minogue has given birth to a baby boy. The X Factor judge, 38, and boyfriend Kris Smith, 32, named their baby Ethan Edward Smith. Ethan...

  • By: Sally Griffith , In: News > Current news

Bigger birthing centres: Offering a ‘conveyer belt of care’?

06 May 2010 11:04

What do mums feel is important from their hospital experience when giving birth?Clearly the best possible care for you and your baby is top, but...

  • By: Sarah Funnell , In: News > Current news

Survey highlights gaps in post and antenatal care

25 November 2009 16:30

A UK survey of 3,508 mothers’ experiences of maternity services by website Netmums.com, the parenting website, and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), has revealed...

  • By: Anonymous , In: News > Current news

Baby Rooney born

04 November 2009 15:48

Baby Kai Wayne Rooney was born at 1.45pm on Monday 2nd November at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, weighing in at 8lbs 2oz. Dad Wayne, 24, and...

  • By: Megan Saunders , In: News > Current news

One in four babies delivered by Caesarean

28 October 2009 10:56

New NHS findings show that almost one in four babies in England is delivered by Caesarean, with a total of around 155,000 babies born by...

  • By: Meer Shah , In: News > Current news

New drug could help stop premature births

26 October 2009 16:08

A drug that is traditionally used to fight cancer has been used in tests to stop contractions, and could prevent premature labour in the future,...

  • By: Eleni Cashell , In: News > Current news

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