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The government's 'supernannies'
By Monica Stylli 2 on 27/11/2006 in forum
What do you think?
Following the news in the last few days, that the government is thinking about introducing 'supernannies' to be issued with powers to curb unruly children, we wanted to know what you think about childhood behaviour and parental control in this issue.
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Lisa McGovern
By Lisa McGovern on 19/01/2008 in member
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Eddie McGovern
By Eddie McGovern on 24/08/2007 in member
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New figures predict future midwife crisis
By Monica Stylli on 05/09/2007 in Your pregnancy
According to the RCM Government targets will not be met.
The Government originally calculated that 3,000 new midwives would be needed by the year 2012 to cope with the steadily rising birthrate. However, new figures from the Royal College of Midwives show that nearly 5,000 more midwives will be required
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Please could you sign our petition?
By samantha springall on 16/04/2008 in forum
Governement e petition for improved maternity care
'nt going to recommend they are compulsory, which is mad, because the very centre that the Government comissioned to look into the rising rate of stillbirth designed them, and over a number of years study and trials has proven they do work.We have today set
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Labour’s Child Trust Fund Scheme axed in spending cuts
By Kimberley Smith on 24/05/2010 in Baby life
Government ends CTF scheme as part of “difficult decisions” to save money
Chancellor George Osborne has announced the scrapping of Child Trust Funds in the first wave of Government spending cuts.The Child Trust Fund scheme was begun by Labour in 2002 and entitled every UK child to £250 with £500 available for those from
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Women encouraged to continue breastfeeding from the office
By Kimberley Smith on 29/11/2010 in Breast and bottle feeding
Government asks employers to provide facilities for their breastfeeding mums to feed their babies or express milk at work
The Government has announced that employers should be expected to provide facilities for breastfeeding mums in their workforce. Measures would include providing private areas where mums could breastfeed or express milk and storage facilities
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MMR vaccination take-up rises
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/09/2006 in Baby health and safety
The Government says more parents are having their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella again.
The Government's Information Centre have reported a slight rise in the number of children receiving the MMR vaccine. It is seen as a sign that public confidence is returning for the controversial jab given when a baby is one year old.Since one
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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 in Pregnancy health & safety
The RCM calls on David Cameron and the Government to honour its pre-election pledge to increase the number of midwives
: 91The RCM’s General Secretary Cathy Warwick has lodged an e-petition with Parliament calling for the Government to set a target of 5,000 more NHS midwives in England (Parliament only has authority for the NHS in England). Any UK citizen or anyone
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The home birthing option
By Maria Muennich on 17/06/2009 in Labour & birth
The government plans to make home birth an option to all mums in two years' time, but is it worth the fuss?
There's been a bit of a stink in the press this week over the government's birth choice plan for 2009. The idea, welcomed in principle by many health professionals, is to give every mum-to-be the option giving birth in a birthing centre, hospital
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