Support for expectant and new mothers needs an “urgent review”, a leading children’s charity has said. NSPCC said that the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the support network for pregnant mothers
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Additional “problems, mistakes and tragedies” may have occurred in the healthcare system, the authors of a damning review into the care of tens of thousands of people have said. The
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An emergency relaxation of abortion rules to allow women to take pills at home during the coronavirus pandemic could be made permanent, according to the Government. Home Office minister Victoria
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The coronavirus pandemic represents God’s judgment after an “immoral and corrupt” Government legalised abortion in Northern Ireland, a DUP councillor has said. John Carson represents Ballymena, Co Antrim, which was
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Maternity care in parts of England is still not as safe as it should be, a review by a health watchdog has found. Some staff still do not have the
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A woman with Down’s syndrome plans to mount a legal challenge to legislation that allows for abortions up to birth for babies with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 24, from Coventry,
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A Downing Street adviser who once suggested enforcing the uptake of contraception to stop unplanned pregnancies “creating a permanent underclass” has quit his post. In the midst of growing controversy
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Jeremy Hunt has called for an inquiry into the safety of maternity services amid reports of avoidable baby deaths at NHS hospitals. The former health secretary raised the issue of
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Restricting abortion access to “arbitrary” points before 24 weeks in Northern Ireland will only create barriers for women, healthcare workers said. Nobody must be excluded from reforms legalising the procedure,
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A fifth of new mothers were not told how to access help if their mental health were to decline after giving birth, according to a survey. And more than one
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