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Mums-to-be keep smoking to have smaller babies and an easier birth
By Daniella Delaney on 08/07/2011 08:30:12
Doctors at international conference on reproduction are scathing of those women believed to be putting the lives of their unborn child at risk
Even though it's common knowledge that smoking during pregnancy harms your child, some mums continue to do so. Why? Because they think smoking leads to a smaller baby and a smaller baby leads to an easier birth.This shocking news came at a
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Royal College of Midwives releases figures on the shortages of midwives in regions across the UK
By Daniella Delaney on 15/09/2011 14:59:58
The RCM calls on David Cameron and the Government to honour its pre-election pledge to increase the number of midwives
for each... London133,111 live births in 201028% increase since 2001Midwives needed: 862 South East106,434 live births in 201020% increase since 2001Midwives needed: 1015 East of England73,001 live births in 201022% increase since 2001Midwives
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Having sex? Want a baby? What you need to know right now!
By Daniella Delaney on 17/03/2011 11:47:34
Why it's vital to take folic acid from the moment you stop contraception, rather than waiting till you're pregnant
to conception and for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Some women may need a higher dose, particularly if there is a family history of Spina Bifida or if the mother has diabetes of coeliac disease or if she takes anti-epileptic medicines. If you fall
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