#Maternity

The desire to reduce information asymmetry is notable in pregnant women, who report using the Internet and apps for information because what they receive from antenatal service providers is inadequate
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Latest blog: 'Baby Lifeline will continue to campaign for improvements to maternity safety' by @JamesTitcombe and @SaraRJLedger. Read here: https://www.babylifeline.org.uk/baby-lifeline-will-continue-to-campaign-for-improvements-to-
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I gave birth at the end of November to a very sick baby girl. As a councillor I have no entitlement to maternity leave. I spent precious time while she
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Ok with all of the talk of a maternity leave referendum, I’m here to weigh in on a area of law I’m pretty comfortable with: feminist readings of the Irish
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Around both my experiences of childbirth, I was acutely aware of a culture promoting "natural" birth. NCT leaders; baby yoga teachers; breast-feeding consultants all talked about vaginal births as if
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Astounding: a woman giving birth in the United States is ten times more likely to die than a woman giving birth in New Zealand.https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/nov/maternal-mortality-maternity-care-us-compared
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Reflecting on the Ockenden report today - sadly so many similarities to other inquiries. How do we change the system? How to we move it from "someone will read this
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Sending our strength and support to every woman currently on maternity leave who has soaring mental health issues due to the restrictions placed on them during Covid. These women have
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OK I’m taking this apart since no one else will.1 The living wageThe living wage is not law. No one is obliged to pay it & only about 7,000 employers
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Worrying new report into #COVID19 maternity deaths by @mbrrace reveals lack of intensive care beds, mistakes by redeployed staff and inaccessible mental health services contributed to women's deaths:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/he
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Reflections on a Theme: “it’s all different when it directly affects me.” 1) Megan McCain returns to the view after maternity leave, suddenly aware of the challenge of motherhood, calls
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Shrewsbury maternity inquiry to report early findings next month, The Independent has learned:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/shrewsbury-maternity-scandal/shrewsbury-maternity-safety-babies-death-nhs-b1725032.html Tomorrow will be
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I am 3 weeks postpartum, on maternity leave, & have been asked by many different people to do just this one small task. These things have added up so that
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Today's Ockenden report reveals catalogue of maternity failings at SaTHIt found examples of babies with fractured skulls, women being blamed for deaths, traumatic deliveries..https://www.donnaockenden.com/downloads/news/2020/12/ockenden
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Ok so why not trust the NHS despite the legal and testing issues with the vaccine. I mean it is the NHS right?The Contaminated Blood Scandal in the UK arose
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And on Thursday we go to court - Thread. The Self employed income supports scheme (SEISS) discriminates against women in the way it has been calculated. By not excluding periods
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