Pioneering stroke treatment saves heavily pregnant woman’s life
A heavily pregnant woman’s life was saved when a blood clot was removed from her brain within three hours of her suffering a stroke using a pioneering procedure. Jana Smith,
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Scotland’s baby box celebrates anniversary with 85% uptake in first year
An average of 1,000 baby boxes per week have been delivered to parents of newborns in the first year of the programme. The Scottish Government said 52,065 baby boxes have
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Anti-abortion campaigners lose legal challenge over home medication move
A campaign group’s legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s move to allow pregnant women to take abortion-inducing medication at home has been rejected by a judge. The Society for the
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Stalled abortion buffer zone announcement expected in September
An announcement on abortion buffer zones is expected from Home Secretary Sajid Javid next month, heightening campaigners’ hopes for victory. A cross-party campaign to stop the harassment and abuse of
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Politicians unite in call for abortion law reform in Northern Ireland
More than 170 politicians from across the spectrum in the UK and Ireland have called on the British Government to reform Northern Ireland’s abortion laws. The group, including Conservative, Labour
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Nursing regulator admits culpability in Morecambe Bay maternity scandal
The nursing regulator has apologised to families affected by the Morecambe Bay scandal admitting that it did not listen or act quickly enough on concerns raised about midwives. Chairman of
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Child model with disabilities to receive multimillion pound NHS payout for birth injury
A “sociable little girl” who has modelled for Boden is set to receive a multimillion pound NHS payout for injuries she suffered during her traumatic birth. Holly Greenhow, now 12,
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England’s abortion law ‘out of step’ with Scotland and Wales
Abortion law in England is “no longer fit for purpose”, experts have said. The president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), along with other leading reproductive health experts,
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May urged to intervene to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws
Theresa May faced calls to act urgently to give MPs the opportunity to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws. The Prime Minister has been reluctant to intervene in the row because
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Police detain female healthcare worker over baby deaths at Countess of Chester Hospital
A female healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six after an investigation of the neonatal unit at
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