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Exclusive: Marie Tidball tells of her experiences with NHS as report finds 44% higher risk of stillbirth for disabled womenWhen doctors tried to work out whether Marie Tidball would need a specially designed birth plan, one asked her to lie fully cloth…
Changes to sentencing guidance will also apply to mothers of children under one year oldPregnant women should not be sent to jail unless it is “unavoidable”, according to new sentencing guidelines.The guidance, published on Wednesday by the Sentencing …
Exclusive: Women and partners who suffer pregnancy loss before 24 weeks to be entitled in England, Wales and ScotlandParents in Britain will be granted a right to bereavement leave after suffering a miscarriage as part of Labour’s workers’ rights refor…
Rising inflation has made it harder for patients to continue fertility treatment, experts sayFertility patients are being forced to destroy embryos because they cannot afford to transfer or store them during the cost of living crisis, experts have said…
Biden administration urged to declare a public health emergency with key medication for preventable condition in short supplyHealth advocates are calling on the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency over a steep rise in congenital s…
Exclusive: Ashley Caswell, one of a growing number of jailed pregnant women in Etowah county, is suing officials after she was denied careIn March 2021, sheriffs in Etowah county, Alabama, arrested Ashley Caswell on accusations that she’d tested positi…
Research in mice reveals hormonal changes late in pregnancy trigger parenting instinct and switch in prioritiesPregnancy leads to a permanent rewiring of neurons, according to research that gives new insights into the influence of hormones on behaviour…
Risk of smoking double the previous estimate, but research finds no link between above average caffeine intake and pre-term babiesDrinking some tea and coffee does not harm babies, but smoking is twice as bad as previously thought, according to new res…
Higher oxytocin levels could be why women find it easier to spot facial features in inanimate objects after having baby, say researchersWhether it’s seeing Jesus in burnt toast, a goofy grin in the grooves of a cheese grater, or simply the man in the m…
Exclusive: New and expectant mothers left to ‘suffer in silence’ as demand outstrips supplyCampaigners have expressed alarm at new analysis showing a sharp increase in new or expectant mothers waiting for mental health care, with one woman found to hav…