Nursing & Midwifery
01/09/2010 - Nurse booster for heart patients
A simple programme of regular visits to nurses may successfully help heart patients avoid future problems, researchers have reported. More
25/08/2010 - Call to tackle pregnancy blood pressure threat
Midwife leaders have backed new UK guidelines published today aim at tackling the dangers of high blood pressure in pregnant women. More
18/08/2010 - Health visitors may prevent post-natal depression
Women are less likely to develop post-natal depression if they are seen by a well-trained health visitor, British researchers reported last night. More
17/08/2010 - Midwives condemn home-birth backlash
A midwife leader has launched a strong defence of home births amid concern of a global movement against them. More
13/08/2010 - Coin marks Florence centenary
Today marks centenary of the death of the woman generally regarded as the founder of modern nursing. More
05/08/2010 - Complicated pregnancy linked to depression
Women who experience complications during pregnancy and birth face an increased risk of postnatal depression, researchers warned yesterday. More
30/07/2010 - Home birth row angers midwives
A row has broken out after a leading medical journal accused mothers choosing home birth of "putting their babies at risk". More
28/07/2010 - Eat for one, pregnant women told
Pregnant women in Britain are being urged to stop "eating for two" as part of a drive, launched today, to reduce obesity among mothers and their children. More
27/07/2010 - Formula milk row 30 years old
Efforts to create a global marketing code for formula milk have spent 30 years stuck in controversy, an expert claims today. More
23/07/2010 - Pregnancy risk for cancer survivors
Young women who survive cancer treatment may face new ordeals when they seek to have children later in life, researchers warned today. More
21/07/2010 - Midwives challenged on obesity
Midwives may not be able to solve the problems caused by growing numbers of overweight women having babies, an expert warned today. More
16/07/2010 - Out of hours risk to new babies
Babies born outside normal working hours face an increased risk of death, according to research in Scotland published today. More
12/07/2010 - Better care needed for bereaved parents
NHS care for parents who have a stillborn baby is poorly resourced and "patchy", campaigners said today. More
06/07/2010 - Anxiety may aggravate heart disease
Patients with heart disease who suffer from anxiety face a significantly increased risk of further illness, researchers warned last night. More
01/07/2010 - Row over home birth warning
British midwives have rejected the findings of research linking home-births to a massively increased risk of baby death. More
29/06/2010 - Gadget link to matrons
Nurses in Lancashire, UK, have been testing cutting edge gadgets for keeping in touch with patients with chronic illness living at home. More
24/06/2010 - Breath-test the pregnant - new guidance
Pregnant women should be breath-tested to see if they are smoking, according to tough new guidelines proposed for British hospitals today. More
23/06/2010 - Remote sensors to keep an eye on vital signs
Scientists at Sussex University, UK, have developed a new type of electrical field sensor that can detect a patient's heartbeat from up to a metre away. More
16/06/2010 - Nurses can boost access to antiretroviral therapy
It is safe and effective for nurses to monitor antiretroviral therapy for HIV patients, experts state today. More
04/06/2010 - Call for midwife training on obesity
Pregnant women who are overweight need the same kind of support as has been used to persuade smokers give up, experts warned yesterday. More
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