Pregnancy

Mothers and babies being put at risk due to unsafe NHS maternity services, report says
NHS ombudsman says more tragedies will occur unless decisive action in taken
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
28, Mar, 2023 @5:58 PM

The links between pollution and miscarriage: ‘This is the stuff nightmares are made of’
Journalist Isabelle Oderberg has spent years researching the links between pollution and early pregnancy loss. What she has learned keeps her up at night
Isabelle Oderberg
28, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

Winning the lottery sends women rushing off to the divorce court. Men stay married | Torsten Bell
Small grants give expectant families a boost, but the impact of larger sums depends a lot on the recipient’s gender
Torsten Bell
25, Mar, 2023 @7:00 PM

US mothers face uncertainty as lone, unproven drug for preterm birth pulled
FDA granted accelerated approval for Makena in 2011 to address issue of preemies, but major study says drug doesn’t work
Melody Schreiber
23, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM

Conference highlights racial disparity in UK maternal healthcare
The Motherhood Group event hears that black women suffer effects of unconscious bias within system
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
20, Mar, 2023 @8:12 PM

US maternal mortality is more than ten times higher than in Australia. Why? | Moira Donegan
What do we make of a nation that has made giving birth so dangerous – yet forces more and more women to do it?
Moira Donegan
20, Mar, 2023 @10:15 AM

At long last, some recognition of the pain after childbirth. Why is women’s suffering so ignored? | Agnes Arnold-Foster
Research shows opioid painkillers are unlikely to harm breastfed babies – but history shows how often women have had to sacrifice their own health, says historian Agnes Arnold-Foster
Agnes Arnold-Forster
17, Mar, 2023 @12:37 PM

The rigorous care I received while pregnant ceased after birth – right when I needed it most | Sarah Kendell
Australia offers world-class prenatal care but at the most difficult transition of our lives – after childbirth – it leaves us to fend for ourselves
Sarah Kendell
11, Mar, 2023 @7:00 PM

Pregnant women advised to dim lights before bed to reduce diabetes risk
Those exposed to more light in hours before sleep appear more likely to develop gestational diabetes, researchers suggest
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
10, Mar, 2023 @11:30 AM

Mumsy review – brilliant bittersweet comedy about the family way
Lydia Marchant’s sparky debut play about pregnancy and the cost of living finds three generations of mothers forced to share a flat
Chris Wiegand
08, Mar, 2023 @11:11 AM

Rest, recovery and larb tofu: a startup to remedy our postpartum care problem
Chiyo, a meal service for new moms, emulates traditional Chinese post-birth care – something the US severely lacks
Claire Wang
03, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM

Having a baby after pregnancy loss is a joy. But it may never wipe the slate clean | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
A revealing new book challenges the notion of miscarriage as a blip in the past, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
01, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
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