A woman in a vegetative state who was sexually assaulted at a long-term US care facility and had a baby is recovering at a hospital along with her child, authorities
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A young woman left infertile because her cervical cancer was not spotted for more than four years has been awarded the costs of having surrogate children in America by the
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Revised abortion statistics show a 50% increase in abortion for Down’s syndrome over the last 10 years – with projections it is set to rise further, a campaign group has
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A hospital trust at the centre of a maternity care scandal has been criticised by health inspectors in a new report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated services at Shrewsbury
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Families on low incomes can apply for a new pregnancy and baby grant from December 10, the Scottish Government has announced. The first payments for the new Best Start Grant
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Families have raised questions over the deaths of 36 people at a trust at the centre of a maternity probe, it has emerged. Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust said it
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Failures to follow guidelines and best practice in hospitals is contributing to incidents of newborn death and brain-damage, a new report claims. The Each Baby Counts study found nearly three
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A Northern Ireland schoolgirl whose mother is facing prosecution for buying her abortion pills was taken from a classroom by police officers and spoken to about the alleged crime without
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A mother left traumatised by her disabled daughter’s difficult birth has been awarded more than £75,000 in damages by a High Court judge. The woman, who cannot be identified, suffered
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New rights giving paid leave to workers suffering the loss of a child have been set out by the Government. Parents in Britain will have the right to two weeks’
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