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26/01/2010 - Malaria pregnancy risk - millions affected
As many as 60 per cent of pregnant women worldwide are at risk from malaria, researchers warned today. More

22/01/2010 - Welcome for Dads' Guide
Parent and midwife groups welcomed plans, published yesterday, to boost support for families, including an official guide for fathers. More

22/01/2010 - Combined approach best for women's cancer
Women with cervical cancer fare best when treated with a combination of drugs and radiotherapy, researchers have reported. More

20/01/2010 - Let women eat and drink in labour - new analysis
There is no good reason to prevent women from eating and drinking while giving birth, experts say today. More

19/01/2010 - Scans help save women's misery
Growing numbers of women are being spared harrowing breast operations because of improved scanning techniques, researchers reported today. More

18/01/2010 - Smoking main threat to Euro-cancer success
Cutting smoking rates - especially among women - will make the biggest difference to cutting deaths from cancer, researchers have reported. More

12/01/2010 - High risk from unnecessary caesareans - WHO
Women who give birth through caesarean operations without good medical reasons face massively increased risks, experts warned today. More

08/01/2010 - Teens ignorant of fertility threat - warning
Too many young adults are unaware of the risks of an infection that can prevent a woman having children, campaigners warned today. More

06/01/2010 - Pomegranates show promise against breast cancer
The pomegranate may contain a chemical that could help treat breast cancer, researchers reported yesterday. More

04/01/2010 - Banana aid to infant health
Bananas are to play a key role in helping mothers give babies a healthy diet in a new UK campaign. More

16/12/2009 - Cancer risk for urban women
Women who live in cities face a greater risk of cancer than those in the countryside, researchers said today. More

09/12/2009 - Pre-birth bacteria exposure may prevent allergies
It's been thought for a long time that child-hood exposure to bacteria reduces the risk of asthma and allergy - but new findings suggest this begins in the womb. More

08/12/2009 - Test may detect premature labour
A new test may help settle whether a pregnant woman is at risk of going into early labour, British researchers report today. More

07/12/2009 - Violence in pregnancy challenge
Doctors and midwives caring for pregnant women need to step up the search for signs of domestic violence, a conference is to be told today. More

02/12/2009 - Doula birth fashion criticised
Good care of mothers giving birth may be jeopardised by the increasing popularity of paid birth partners - known as doulas, a doctor claims today. More

02/12/2009 - Carla backs baby HIV campaign
Euro-celebrity Carla Bruni-Sarkovsky has been backing calls to eliminate HIV transmission to new-born babies. More

01/12/2009 - Blow to prematurity infection theory
Efforts to use antibiotics to prevent premature birth have proved unsuccessful, British researchers reported today. More

30/11/2009 - Breast-feeding safe for HIV mums - WHO
Mothers infected with HIV should breast-feed their babies whilst continuing to take drug treatment, according to new global guidelines published today. More

27/11/2009 - Birth link to MS challenged
The UK's largest multiple sclerosis charity has voiced reservations over findings that childbirth may slow progression of the disease. More

26/11/2009 - Father birth debate heats up
Midwives are set to hear claims today that fathers can aggravate problems of childbirth by insisting on being present. More

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