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Collecting umbilical cord blood can put mum and baby at risk
By Lara Brunt on 22/09/2011 11:22:37
Procedure distracts midwives at an important stage after the birth, health professionals say
The trend of collecting blood from the umbilical cord to protect against future illnesses is putting mums and newborns at risk, doctors and midwives warn.Over the past decade, around 11,000 mums have had the umbilical cord blood extracted minutes
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Boom in private home births
By Lara Brunt on 18/08/2011 16:38:15
Growing numbers of mums-to-be are choosing to have their babies delivered at home by independent midwives.
," Eleanor May-Johnson from Independent Midwives UK told The Telegraph."Those tend to be the same areas where the NHS maternity services are under pressure, and turning away women in labour."Earlier this year, the Royal College of Midwives said maternity
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Elective caesarean now available for all mums-to-be
By Lara Brunt on 23/11/2011 08:49:12
A caesarean delivery will be offered to all pregnant women who ask for one, even if there's no medical need, according to new NICE guidelines
midwives' clinics, these anxieties can be allayed for many women, and they can go on to have a normal vaginal birth," she said.The NICE panel emphasised that only a very small proportion of women who don't have a physical or psychological need actually end
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