Articles Tagged: RoyalCollegeOfMidwives

'Home births not dangerous,' says General Secretary of Royal College of Midwives

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 16, 2010

The General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, Cathy Warwick, has responded to claims from doctors that home births ...

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"Breast is best" slogan should be dropped, say campaigners

By Jenny Cornish, Jun 22, 2010

Campaigners say the "breast is best" slogan is not working and should be abandoned. The Breastfeeding Network says the ...

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So childbirth is painless and there's no such thing as "baby brain" - what next?

By Jenny Cornish, Feb 6, 2010

Mums everywhere will have been rather peeved by two bits of news this week. Firstly, supermodel Gisele Bundchen claims ...

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Swine flu - mums advised to keep visitors away from their newborns

By Jenny Cornish, Aug 29, 2009

New mothers are to be advised to stop family and friends from visiting their baby for the first two months of its life to ...

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Pregnant women will be among first to get swine flu vaccine

By Jenny Cornish, Aug 14, 2009

Pregnant women will be among the first in the UK to get the swine flu vaccine, the Government has announced. But they haven't ...

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