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Decriminalising abortion: how could the House of Lords amend the legislation?
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (511+ words) After MPs voted last year to change the law in England and Wales, members of the Lords will now put forward proposed amendments MPs voted last year to end the criminalisation of women who terminate pregnancies outside the legal framework....
Fetuses likely have more ‘forever chemicals’ in blood than thought – report
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (515+ words) US test of 120 umbilical blood cord samples identified 42 Pfas compounds, which do not naturally break down New peer-reviewed research shows fetuses likely have much higher levels of Pfas "forever chemicals" in their blood than previously thought. Testing of umbilical cord…...
Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (611+ words) Campaigners say Wes Streeting's decision to name senior midwife as chair will begin to restore trust Families who lost babies at two hospitals in Leeds have said they are slowly regaining trust in the health secretary after the midwife Donna…...
I went into motherhood an oblivious idiot - and I don’t regret it | Emma Beddington
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (814+ words) All the information about pregnancy and parenting can be understandably off-putting. It's best to look at it clear-sightedly and, if you do decide to give it a go, accept that the path ahead is unpredictableCan you know too much to…...
Maternity services need investment in people and training, not another review | Letters
1+ week, 3+ day ago (327+ words) Maternity services need investment in people and training, not another review | Letters'The Guardian Maternity services need investment in people and training, not another review Once again, we are faced with a report detailing the failures in maternity services (Cruel comments,…...
Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1020+ words) Years of campaigning led to the release of 81 women imprisoned under the country's strict reproductive laws, but the suspension of civil rights by President Nayib Bukele is fuelling a new wave of criminalisation Her ordeal began with stomach cramps; 19 years…...
UK health body says 36 cases of toxin poisoning linked to baby formula
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (162+ words) UKHSA says clinical reports show the children had consumed batches of recently recalled products There have been 36 clinical reports of children suffering symptoms consistent with toxin poisoning linked to recent baby formula recalls, the UK Health Security Agency has said....
The Guardian view on maternity care failures: NHS England must do better by mothers and babies | Editorial
2+ week, 2+ day ago (828+ words) The themes of an interim report are painfully familiar. Its authors must explain why previous reforms have failedPerhaps the most dismaying thing about the interim maternity care report commissioned by the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is how little of it…...
NHS maternity units often cover up harmful errors in childbirth, report finds
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1082+ words) Damning inquiry into services in England reveals falsification of medical records after "negligent" care What is the national maternity and neonatal investigation and why was it launched? Cruel comments, racism and cover-ups: key findings from England"s maternity care report…...
What is the national maternity and neonatal investigation and why was it launched?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (638+ words) From racism to staff shortages, the interim report found a host of deep-rooted issues affecting women and babies NHS maternity units often cover up harmful errors in childbirth, report finds Cruel comments, racism and cover-ups: key findings from England's maternity…...