maternity in the media
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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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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
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
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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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
Mums shape up with baby steps
Women are cautioned not to try to emulate celebrities like Angelina Jolie who seem to ping back into teensy outfits within minutes of giving birth.
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21 May
Pregnant drinking risks
Messages to expectant mothers on how much alcohol they can consume may seem mixed and confusing. This article looks at the stories seen in the news and gives you the latest NHS information.
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20 May
Woman's shock at unexpected twins
The true story of a woman in Lancashire who gave birth to twins just 13 days after visiting the doctor feeling 'unwell and tired'.
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15 May
Pregnant women's brains are not mush, says study
The idea of a "baby brain" phenomenon that turns a woman's mind to "mush" when she is pregnant is a myth and the child bearing process may actually improve the brain, research suggests.
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30 Apr
Woman gets €16,000 in unfair dismissal case
A former worker with a Co Meath bedding company has been awarded €16,000 compensation after an Employment Appeals Tribunal found she had been selected for redundancy because she was pregnant.
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23 Apr
'Laid back' approach to human body could cut teenage pregnancies, claim nudists
The amount of pregnancies among teenagers could be cut if there was a more laid-back attitude to naked bodies, according to a nudists' organisation.
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