Childbirth and Pregnancy

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02/09/2010 - Formula milk "contaminated" - researcher
The use of formula milk for infants is controversial - and now new research says it has too much aluminium in it. More

27/08/2010 - Mothers may pay price of bottled milk
Mothers who do not breast-feed their children face a massively increased risk of developing diabetes later in life, researchers warn today. 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

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

12/08/2010 - Adrenalin link to fertility problems
Women having trouble getting pregnant could be tested for stress levels, British researchers have said. More

06/08/2010 - Positive outcomes for pregnancy after miscarriage
Women who conceive shortly after a miscarriage do not face a raised risk of complications, researchers said today. More

06/08/2010 - Weight gain in pregnancy leads to high birth weight babies
Mothers-to-be who gain too much weight in pregnancy are likely to give birth to heavy babies who are themselves at risk of obesity in later life, researchers warned yesterday. 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

22/07/2010 - When two hearts beat as one
Pregnant women can synchronise their heartbeats with those of their unborn babies, according to a remarkable finding by British researchers. 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

15/07/2010 - Swine flu killed "healthy"
More than half of last year's swine flu deaths in Britain involved people who were previously healthy, according to a new analysis. More

13/07/2010 - Big head benefits
A big head may help people cope better with Alzheimer's disease, researchers said last night. 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

09/07/2010 - Pregnancy bingeing "child abuse" row
Pregnant women who engage in binge drinking are guilty of "child abuse", a senior government adviser has said. More

05/07/2010 - Pregnancy supplements call
Supplements of a sunlight-linked vitamin should be "swiftly" reintroduced for pregnant women in Britain, according to experts. More

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