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posts related to: maternity services
Pregnant Women denied Dismissal rights
Pregnant Women denied Dismissal rights 21 March, 2001 THOUSANDS of British women are being illegally sacked or threatened with the sack simply because they are pregnant, a report has claimed. The Birth Rights Report, compiled by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) found that thousands of women a year face losing their job…
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Tagged Employee benefit, Maternity, Maternity Leave, Maternity protection law, maternity services, Money, Pregnancy
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Midwives have to handle three births at once
Midwives are in such short supply that some have to care for three women in labour at the same time, an expert has warned. Although some areas are experiencing a baby boom, with birthrates rising by up to 20 per cent, there are vacancies for midwives in every part of the country, the Royal College…
Millions denied for baby units
Leading mother and baby charity Baby Lifeline is launching a major campaign to secure much-needed funds to ensure more support for special care baby and maternity units. The charity provides hospitals around the country with funds for equipment and specialist training to collaborate and also meet the shortfall of Government funding in maternity care. Baby…
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Tagged Baby Lifeline, Corrie Romeo Dev, Elton John, Ford Motor Company, ITV, ITV Plc, Judi Dench, Judy Ledger, Lifeline, maternity services, Midwife, online auction, PM, Ross Brawn, Trevor Eve
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Overweight mothers’ health risk
6th June 2006 Overweight mothers-to-be are risking the health of their unborn children and putting an extra strain on the NHS according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Teesside found a lack of readily available weight management guidance and support for obese mothers and called for pregnant women to have their height and weight monitored as a…
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Tagged Bariatrics, Body shape, consultant, Department of Health, food, Health, Home birth, John Wilkinson, maternity services, Metabolic disorders, Midwife, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Nicola Heslehurst, Nutrition, obesity, Overweight, Pregnancy, stronger medical equipment, Ultrasound, University of Teesside
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Crisis as midwives face ‘intolerable pressure’
13th June 2007 Midwives are delivering almost 25 per cent more babies than is appropriate, according to experts. The problem comes as the birth rate in the UK is at its highest level for over 26 years. Since 2001, the number of live births in England has increased by almost 71,000 (12.5 per cent) whilst the number of…
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…
Antenatal Classes Axed In NHS Cuts
Hospitals in the UK are cutting antenatal classes because of the NHS financial problems, according to the Royal College of Midwives. The National Service Framework on maternity services, published in 2004, said good antenatal care should include providing access to parenting education and preparation for birth. But it is down to individual Trusts to pay…
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Tagged antenatal services, Department of Health, Health, Hospital, Jo Webber, Liberal Democrat, maternity services, Midwife, National Health Service, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, National Science Foundation, Reproductive health, Royal, Royal College of Midwives, Sandra Gidley, spokesman, teacher
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Maternity Units Turning Away Women In Labour
Maternity units are turning away women in labour because they have no room, figures show. More than four in ten NHS hospitals refused to accept expectant mothers at least once last year. The figures, from 103 of the 147 NHS trusts with maternity services, were obtained by the Conservatives under the Freedom of Information Act.…
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Tagged Health, honorary secretary, Liberal Democrat, local maternity services, maternity services, National Childbirth Trust, National Health Service, Norman Lamb, Politics, Richard Warren, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, spokesman, University of Leicester
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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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Government To Promote Home Baths
The Department of Health says that women will be given every encouragement to give birth at home if that is their preferred option. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has commissioned work into how to make home births more available saying the government wants to end assumptions that a hospital is always the best place to have…
