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NHS trust does deal with private midwife firm
By Kimberley Smith on 08/12/2011 13:17:32
NHS Wirral first trust to foot bill to allow private midwives to work with pregnant women on the NHS for more birth options
An NHS trust in Merseyside has become the first unit to recruit private midwives to expand the range of options on offer to pregnant women in its area. The deal between NHS Wirral and One to One Midwifery was agreed after a pilot scheme involving
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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.
An increasing number of women are opting out of the NHS and spending thousands of pounds to have their babies delivered at home by independent midwives.According to new figures, more than 1,000 women paid for private midwives last year, which costs
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BioCheck Fertility test for women
By Monica Stylli on 15/11/2006 01:41:15
There are many useful home-tests you can get, via Test in Private, including this quick and easy fertility test for women.
:Test in PrivateBefore you start to seek medical help, sometimes it's good to know a little more about your own body. Here's where home-testing for things like fertility can really help. No one else even needs to know you are thinking about getting pregnant
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Eastenders actress opens up about baby loss heartache
By Kimberley Smith on 05/12/2011 11:15:18
Patsy Palmer reveals her private miscarriage sadness, just months after welcoming her youngest son Bertie
Patsy Palmer has spoken of her surprise and sadness at losing an unexpected baby, soon after her youngest son Bertie was born.Bertie was born seven weeks early last December, after Patsy, 39, was hospitalised for a month to prevent premature labour. Despite the worry, baby Bertie...
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Behind the Beyonce birth rumours
By Kimberley Smith on 03/01/2012 13:30:56
Has she or hasn’t she? Ready-to-pop Beyonce gets tongues wagging
If the internet is to believed, Beyonce has given birth to a baby girl, and we’ve even got a name – Tiana May Carter (which is more than Lily Allen has provided us with!).Except actually, she hasn’t. According to her sis Solange, Beyonce is still very much pregnant. And the “cute...
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‘Caesareans by choice should be every woman’s right’
By Kimberley Smith on 27/06/2011 13:27:04
As Victoria Beckham’s pre-booked labour date approaches, the debate over elective caesareans kicks off again
to private healthcare to enable them to have the birth they want.Do you think elective caesareans should be available on the NHS?Also in the news...Victoria Beckham "eats like a horse"Four pregnancies and not a stretch mark in sight...Pink gives birth
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What happens once you've found out you're pregnant - your first appointment
By Kyrsty Hazell on 25/02/2011 15:26:25
Here's what to expect from your first doctor's or midwife appointment
,” says midwife Anne Richley. “You may be cared for by a single midwife, whom you come to know quite well, or by a team of midwives who share the task of supporting you through pregnancy”.If you decide to go private, you can pick and choose which times
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It’s a girl for Sophie Dahl and Jamie Callum
By Joanna Harvey on 07/03/2011 15:32:17
Sophie and partner Jamie welcome their first child
and presenter, Sophie Dahl, have become parents… They are over the moon.”Dahl, 33, and Cullum, 31, are notoriously private about their relationship and have attempted to keep their private life out of the public eye since the start of their relationship in 2007
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Investigating infertility - where to start
By ThinkBaby on 27/09/2010 01:35:31
Do you have a fertility problem, when should you seek help and are you doing everything you can to try to conceive?
' the NHS waiting list by paying a fee. Apart from not needing to wait, the service you receive the treatment here will be exactly the same as the usual NHS treatment. This will usually be significantly cheaper than private treatment and, while you may have
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Crackdown on ‘rip-off’ IVF clinics
By Paula Wilkinson on 23/05/2011 15:52:48
Fertility clinics charge too much and claim 'impossible' success rates, says expert
Private fertility clinics in Britain are set to come under increased scrutiny, amid growing complaints that some have been exploiting vulnerable couples.Fertility expert Lord Winston accused some clinics of misleading couples by making "quite
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