Childbirth and Pregnancy
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07/06/2022 - Call for action over disparities in maternal mortality
Urgent action must be taken to reduce the inequalities that exist in maternal mortality in the UK, a European conference has been told. More
07/06/2022 - Best practice for managing monkeypox in pregnancy published
A new paper provides healthcare professionals with recommendations and advice on how best to manage pregnant patients with monkeypox, according to royal colleges. More
17/05/2022 - E-cigarettes as effective as patches for pregnant women
E-cigarettes can help pregnant women to stop smoking and are as safe as nicotine patches, according to new UK research. More
11/05/2022 - New support for COVID vaccine in pregnancy
A new study has found no evidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. More
26/04/2022 - Promising start for on-demand contraceptive pill study
A “promising candidate” for an on-demand contraceptive pill has been identified in preliminary research, it was announced today. More
01/04/2022 - First global postnatal guidelines published
The first global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period have been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO). More
25/03/2022 - Tests approved to diagnose pre-eclampsia
Midwives are set to gain approval to use one of four blood tests to help diagnose suspected preterm pre-eclampsia. More
17/03/2022 - Mother-to-baby transmission of SARS-CoV-2 rare
Fewer than 2% of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 test positive at birth – but severity of infection is a factor, according to the latest analysis. More
23/02/2022 - Smoking in early pregnancy affects foetal growth
Further evidence has been published on the risks to the foetus of maternal smoking. More
27/01/2022 - Polygenic risk scores analysis on embryos condemned
The use of polygenic risk score analyses on embryos to prospective parents has been condemned as “unproven and unethical”. More
02/12/2021 - COVID infection link to maternal complications
Pregnant women with COVID-19 infection appear to be at increased risk of complications during their pregnancy and labour, new findings show. More
26/11/2021 - New data highlights vaccine safety for pregnant women
COVID vaccination of pregnant women has barely changed the rate of birth complications, according to data released yesterday. More
16/11/2021 - Miscarriage should be recognised as a bereavement
The UK should follow New Zealand's lead and recognise miscarriage in the first six months of pregnancy as a bereavement, not just as an illness, a psychiatrist argues today. More
05/11/2021 - Department culture at centre of childbirth brain injury reduction drive
Two royal colleges are to work together in a government-backed project to reduce brain injury in labour, it was announced today. More
03/11/2021 - Group B strep report highlights global impact
The world urgently needs a vaccine against group B streptococcus, according to the World Health Organization. More
02/11/2021 - Test can predict pregnancy risk in older mothers
New ways of calculating older mothers’ personal risk of serious pregnancy problems have been developed following a UK study. More
22/10/2021 - Lockdown leads to double unplanned pregnancies
Unplanned pregnancies almost doubled during the first lockdown in the UK, a major study reports today. More
19/10/2021 - Heart attack link to high cholesterol during pregnancy
High maternal cholesterol in pregnancy is associated with increased cardiac risk among young adult offspring, Italian researchers warn today. More
19/10/2021 - New recurrent miscarriages guideline published
A new draft guideline should help to improve the quality of care provided by women who suffer miscarriage or are at risk, it was announced today. More
13/10/2021 - Heart defect poses low risk in pregnancy
There is "reassuringly low" maternal mortality among women with congenital heart disease during pregnancy and birth, according to an analysis published today. More
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