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Protect yourself and your unborn baby from flu
A five minute appointment to have the jab in October could save your life! Pregnant women are amongst the least likely to have the seasonal flu jab, putting themselves and their babies at risk. Less than half of pregnant women were vaccinated last season. This is despite the fact that pregnant women are more likely…
Money Matters in Pregnancy
Starting and planning for a pregnancy is an amazing time but it can come with stress and worry of managing your income and finances. Part of this new adventure could leave your feeling very confused when you have to look into what maternity leave pays, how to manage your finances and be constructive with your…
Travel during pregnancy : before you leave
Whether you’re visiting seaside resorts or experiencing more tropical climates, travel during pregnancy takes some extra planning and care. If you’re planning a journey for business or pleasure, read on to find out everything you need to know about travelling with ‘bump’. Before you go You cannot be guaranteed a complication-free ride through pregnancy, so before you leave it’s important…
Posted in Pregnancy, Travel
Tagged Antimalarial drug, Health insurance, healthcare, Insurance, Malaria, Pregnancy, Travel medicine, travel tips, Vaccination
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Teen Pregnanices To Be Halved
Plans to cut the teen pregnancy rate in the UK have been backed by the appointment of 150 teenage pregnancy co-ordinators. The UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe, currently standing at 63 per 1,000 girls aged less than 20 years. A total of 8,829 girls under 16 became pregnant in…
Posted in News, Pregnancy
Tagged Controversies, healthcare, Michelle Fowler, Pregnancy, Sarah Louise, Teenage pregnancy, Western Europe, Youth, Yvette Cooper
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NHS Direct to expand
7 December 1999 NHS Direct to expand A HEALTH advice service, which offers medical help for people at the end of a phone, is to be extended to the Internet. NHS Direct currently offers advice 24 hours a day to 40 per cent of England, with another 25 per cent due to be covered within…
Half of women confused by conflicting pregnancy advice
Women are confused by the conflicting information they receive about pregnancy, researchers say. Almost half are anxious about whether they can drink alcohol, what foods they can eat and whether they are safe to get on a plane. They even worry about having sex during pregnancy and if colouring their hair will endanger the baby. The survey, for…
Posted in News, Pregnancy Health
Tagged actress, Family, Fertility, Fetus, Folic acid, healthcare, itching, Johnson, Johnson & Johnson, Midwife, Nutrition and pregnancy, pain, Pregnancy, Sharon Simms, Simulated pregnancy
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Mums should get ‘tailored care’
26th July 2006 The NHS must ensure women and their newborn babies get individual care, a watchdog has said. The National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) warns against ‘one-size-fits-all’ care. The guidelines for NHS staff cover care for the first eight weeks of a baby’s life and includes gold standards for key health checks and breastfeeding help.…
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Tagged Breastfeeding, Childbirth, consultant, David Elliman, General Secretary, healthcare, Kangaroo care, Karlene Davis, maternity services, National Childbirth Trust, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Parenting, Pregnancy, Rona McCandlish, Rosie Dodds
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Make a difference to nurses and midwives in 2009
News - Midwifery Council Date 12th January 2009 Make a difference to nurses and midwives in 2009 For many, the New Year is a time for resolutions or starting something new but Europe’s largest healthcare regulator is asking people to give their time to something a little more unusual than the gym, in 2009. The Nursing…
Women know more about dieting than the Pill
22nd June 2008 Women are more savvy about slimming than contraceptive hormones, according to a new study. Research conducted by Bayer Schering Pharma shows that women are more interested in food intake than hormone intake, with 80 per cent of women saying they think regularly about the fat and calories in their food. Only 44…
Healthcare watchdog launches maternity website
A new service enables pregnant women and their families to see details of the quality of care provided by their local maternity services at a glance. The launch of the Healthcare Commission’s maternity website follows the most comprehensive comparative review of maternity services ever carried out. The review, which was published in January, found significant variations in the quality of…
