maternity in the media
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10 Feb
Baby it's cold outside - but not in a Lifft baby sling!
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27 Jan
Maternity Matters - discussion on Woman's Hour
Does the government's 'Maternity Matters' strategy work?
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27 Jan
Too old to be a mum?
A self-explanatory title - is it OK for a woman to have kids when you're knocking on 60?
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21 Oct
Why don't more dads work part-time?
We all know that women take maternity leave & are often the ones to work part-time, or give up work for a while after their babies are born. This article looks at dads - why don't they work part-time?
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19 Oct
Women have got greedy with maternity leave
Do women in the UK take too much maternity leave?
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12 Jun
Are antenatal classes a waste of time and cash?
Every year some 130,000 parents-to-be pay for "natural birth" antenatal classes. But a new study suggests that such lessons are forgotten when mothers confront the messy, painful business of giving birth. Belinda Phipps, chief executive of the National Ch
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08 Jun
Crisis bad news for Russia's shrinking population
According to a recent UN report entitled "Russia Facing Demographic Challenges," the country's population has shrunk by 12 million people in the last 16 years.
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05 Jun
Triplet Gives Birth To Her Own Three Babies
A woman from Michigan who is a triplet has given birth to her own set of three babies.
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04 Jun
Mummy bloggers know best
Companies are rushing to sponsor the increasingly popular blogs that offer tips on parenting.
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03 Jun
Call to make MMR jab compulsory
A former chairman of the British Medical Association is calling for the MMR jab to be made compulsory.
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03 Jun
Should we impose an age limit on IVF?
A woman who has given birth at 66 has reignited the medical and ethical debate on fertility treatment.
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02 Jun
Mummy's pregnant
An animation from Cbeebies - a tool to help parents explain pregnancy to their children.
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01 Jun
Paternity leave scheme shelved by Lord Mandelson
PLANS to allow parents to share a year's paid maternity leave have been shelved by Lord Mandelson after complaints from businesses.
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01 Jun
Sex advice: try an easier way to get pregnant
Forget ovulation kits and calendars. Instead, stop worrying, go on holiday and relax. The results may be surprising...
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29 May
Doctor's fear for maternity care
A doctor speaking to the BBC has warned that babies' lives are sometimes at being put at risk because of a lack of staff in some of Wale's largest maternity hospitals.
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29 May
Ireland's first sextuplets born in Belfast conceived naturally
Six babies born in Belfast are the first case of sextuplets in Ireland - naturally conceived.
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