Articles Tagged: midwives
Government pledges more support for women with postnatal depression
The terribly sad case of Felicia Boots, the mother accused of killing her two babies - 10-week-old Mason and his 14-month-old sister Lily - at their family home in Wandsworth, south London, last week, hasn’t failed to haunt everyone who’s heard about it.
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Mum gives birth on bathroom floor in EIGHT MINUTES
As super-speedy birth stories go, Natalie Dunleavy’s is worthy of an Olympic gold after she had her baby in just EIGHT minutes.
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Taxi! Mum gives birth on back seat of cab
Faye Branighan gave birth to her second baby Lucas in the back of Peter Wakefield’s taxi in Gateshead
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Mum who campaigned for safer home births dies after giving birth at home
Caroline Lovell who campaigned for home births has died after giving birth to her daughter at home in Australia
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Welcome to the hood: Dad delivers son into his hoodie in hospital car park
A new dad delivered his baby son into his hoodie after his heavily pregnant girlfriend was turned away from hospital.
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New mum says she was left in blood-stained sheets with no food after Caesarean birth
A new first-time mum has spoken of the shocking treatment she received in hospital after having a Caeasarean.
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Mum gives birth in shop doorway!
New mum Sarah Plews gave birth in a shop doorway after midwives told her to go out and have some lunch, despite being overdue
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Cutting newborns' umbilical cords too soon may cause anaemia
Researchers have discovered that waiting a few minutes before cutting a newborn baby's umbilical cord is better for its health.
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