Articles for Maternity Units

Maternity units are closing across America, forcing expectant mothers to hit the road
1 year, 8 months ago

Maternity units are closing across America, forcing expectant mothers to hit the road

CNN  

CNN — In picturesque Bonner County, Idaho, Leandra Wright, 40, is pregnant with her seventh child. Data released last fall by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes also shows that more than 2.2 million women of childbearing age across 1,119 US counties are living in “maternity care deserts,” meaning their counties have no hospitals offering obstetric care, …

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NHS maternity services shouldn’t be promoting pseudoscience
2 years, 2 months ago

NHS maternity services shouldn’t be promoting pseudoscience

The Independent  

If you give birth in Nottingham, and your placenta is slow to deliver, then expect to be offered aromatherapy oils such as jasmine or basil to speed it up. The revelation that the maternity unit at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has guidelines recommending aromatherapy to treat complications arising from labour has shocked many, with Susan Bewley, emeritus professor of …

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More NHS maternity units criticised for poor cultures, bullying and staff shortages
3 years, 2 months ago

More NHS maternity units criticised for poor cultures, bullying and staff shortages

The Independent  

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Ministers must invest £350m to make maternity units safe, MPs say
3 years, 5 months ago

Ministers must invest £350m to make maternity units safe, MPs say

The Independent  

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Jeremy Hunt calls for inquiry into Nottingham maternity failures
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeremy Hunt calls for inquiry into Nottingham maternity failures

The Independent  

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Hospitals need extra £400m a year to make maternity units safer
3 years, 10 months ago

Hospitals need extra £400m a year to make maternity units safer

The Independent  

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