Childbirth
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Midwives at St George’s hospital in London say outcomes are better for women giving birth in midwife-led centres and at home
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Milli Hill, Ellie Gibson, Joseph Harker: Nice guidelines now suggest that 45% of births are unsuitable for hospital wards but does this chime with out writers’ experiences?
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NHS guidance from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence suggests 45% of births ‘unsuitable’ for labour wards
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Senior midwife at Darlington hospital warns of complications for mother after delivery such as bleeding and infection
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Having a baby is much less risky now – thanks to the NHS. By Katharine Whitehorn
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The stillbirth of Karen McCarthy Woolf’s son is the powerful emotional core of this deft, unsentimental collection, writes Kate Kellaway
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Barbara Ellen: Fathers in China have been given a chance to ‘feel what it’s like to give birth’. Oh, please
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Emma Beddington: The pursuit of empathy is all very well, but delivering electric shocks doesn’t necessarily help fathers understand what labour is like
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About 100 men sign up for Shandong hospital’s simulation, where a device placed above the abdomen gives electric shocks
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Uganda has 2,000 new cases every year and a backlog of about 200,000 for a condition that is preventable and usually treatable, writes Amy Fallon
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David Cox: It was long thought that child-bearing signalled the beginning of the end for female athletes, , but intriguing evidence suggests there are numerous physiological benefits
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When Mia Sarjeant had brain surgery the day after her daughter Esther was born, it was left to her husband Adam to pick up the pieces
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Ally Fogg: There’s an awful lot of hanging around involved in childbirth, and Ayda Field didn’t seem to mind, so what’s the problem?
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Robbie Williams has uploaded a video of himself singing Let it Go from the Disney film Frozen as his wife goes through labour
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Milli Hill: Birth is a fundamental feminist issue right now - women’s bodies should not be sanitised. Facebook should let us see it as it is
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The surgical team behind the first successful womb transplant say they are delighted with the result
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First woman to give birth from transplanted uterus says pregnancy option was perfect idea despite lack of guarantees
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Boy born prematurely but healthy to Swedish mother last month after donation of uterus from 61-year-old friend
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Up to 90% of pregnant private hospital patients opt for C-section in parts of Cape Town, far exceeding WHO limit of 15%
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Women less likely to have seen doctors and have higher chance of hospital admissions and unplanned caesarean deliveries
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Most are from preventable causes such as diseases like pneumonia, malnutrition and complications in labour, but new research highlights success in Rwanda
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I love my partner and we want another baby, but since the arrival of our baby daughter, we have only had sex three times. Pamela Stephenson Connolly advises.
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Survey by the Royal College of Midwives and the Netmums website raises fresh concern about NHS postnatal care
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Tyrol team of 17 ascend to height of 2,350 metres on foot to aid woman in premature labour and deliver her son on mountainside
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Cheryl Fisher, a member of Hillingdon hospital's home birth team, describes a typical working day
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NHS waiting times can be as much as 84 days to rectify condition that can prevent newborns from breastfeeding
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National Childbirth Trust condemns 'absolutely disgraceful' shortfall in help for mothers suffering depression
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NHS and Public Health England ban certain types of heated pool and question suppliers over safety precautions
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Colin Ellmore delivers granddaughter Lola after race to hospital is interrupted by seven officers in unmarked cars
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Public Health England and NHS warn of hazard as newborn needs intensive care after birth in pool infected with bacteria
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Tim Dowling: As gripping, moving and NHS-affirming as ever, One Born Every Minute still makes me cry three times per episode
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Penelope Foreman: For me giving birth was a real challenge – and one that comes as more of a surprise than it should
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Research finds women who give birth again within 18 months are more likely to have premature baby
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I enjoy sex when we have it, but it's the last thing on my mind and I fear this problem could wreck my marriage. Pamela Stephenson Connolly advises a reader
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Childbirth is as awful as it is magical, thanks to our postnatal ‘care’