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IVF blunders nearly double in England and Wales
By Kimberley Smith on 26/04/2010 16:12:20
Calls for HFEA to get tougher on IVF clinics
An investigation by BBC Radio’s Five Live has revealed an 85% leap in mistakes made by IVF treatment centres in England and Wales last year. This has led to calls for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to properly enforce
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20% of football fans admit they would miss the birth of their first child for the world cup final
By Liz Stansfield on 04/06/2010 17:26:01
Survey finds dads-to-be would miss the birth if England reached the finals
As World Cup excitement reaches fever pitch, a new survey has found one in five dads-to-be would miss the birth of their first child to see England play in the final.Online bookmaker, partybets.com, asked men up and down the country what they would
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Abbey Clancy worried her baby will look like Peter Crouch
By Matt Fricker on 26/10/2010 12:51:03
Model and TV presenter Abbey reveals she thinks her and fiancé, England footballer Peter, will have a boy
Mum-to-be Abbey Clancy thinks she’s carrying a baby boy, however she’s worried it will look like dad Peter Crouch rather than her, reports the Daily Mail. The mum-to-be was presenting a segment on This Morning when her co-presenter Eammon Holmes started making light of dad-to-be ...
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All Newborns to get Hearing Test
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/03/2006 09:53:29
A reliable, safe hearing test at birth is to be rolled out across England after regional UK successes.
regional) programme across England, too.It has been welcomed by several bodies, as it is believed that three babies each day are born deaf and others may have hearing problems which lie undetected for some time. For more comment, visit the National Deaf
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Commission Urges Better Maternity Care
By Sarah Lawson on 10/07/2008 11:03:48
A healthcare watchdog has reviewed medical care in England and calls for better maternity care
A major review of health care in England is launched today by the Healthcare Commission. While it states that nearly 90 per cent of women say they have been happy with their antenatal and postnatal care, much work still needs to be done to improve
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Bath safety: call for thermostat valves on taps
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/03/2006 02:24:39
MPs call for law to force new and refurbished homes in England to have valves fitted to control bath water temperatures and keep babies and children safe.
MP Mary Creagh is campaigning for a law to be passed making it compulsory to fit thermostatic valves on bath taps in all new and refurbished homes.The reason for this is that many children (and a small percentage of adults) suffer terrible burns from bath water which is too hot. ...
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The riot - mums speak out
By Daniella Delaney on 10/08/2011 08:36:49
From disgusted to hopeful, mums around the country have been sharing their views on the violence of the last few days and
As the riots spread around the country from London, one thing's becoming increasingly clear, the shockingly young age of many of those taking part.The Daily Telegraph reports this morning that at last night's riots in Manchester children were acting as look outs, and yesterday ac...
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Early 30s popular for pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/05/2006 16:46:13
Statistics for 2005, suggest that one in ten women aged 30 to 34 are now having babies.
The Office for National Statistics has released figures for 2005, which indicate some interesting changes to the fertility and pregnancy trends of England and Wales.In 2005, one in ten women aged 30 to 34, were pregnant, and the average age
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New calls to change law for feeding in public
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/05/2006 01:54:40
Following the changes to Scottish law, there are renewed calls to pass a law protecting the rights of women breastfeeding in public
With National Breastfeeding Awareness Week as a platform, the National Childbirth Trust and other breastfeeding support bodies are calling for a change to law in England and Wales, to make it illegal to prevent a woman from breastfeeding her baby
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Coleen Rooney not having another child any time soon
By Matt Fricker on 23/08/2010 14:14:58
Wayne Rooney’s wife reveals one is more than enough at the moment
don’t want more children at the moment are Gary and Danielle Lineker.Ex-England star Gary told The Times that their combined five children are more than enough. “She has a child from a previous relationship and I have four of my own, so we are not sure
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