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Women need choice, not caesareans - The Guardian 28th October 2009
"Figures show the NHS's Maternity Matters programme is failing. Empowered mothers would choose fewer medicalised births"
Men should 'stay away from childbirth' - The Observer 18th October 2009
"A leading obstetrician claims that women are more likely to have a host of problems if partners are at delivery"
Couple receive £160,000 over hospital's baby blunders - Daily Telegraph 13th October 2009
"Johanne Rees and Krishna Govekar, whose unborn baby son Arun died as a result of critical delays during his birth, have received £160,000 compensation. "
The devastating moment parents said goodbye to their son left severely brain-damaged by hospital blunders - Daily Mail 13th October 2009
"Tears streaming down his face, a father cradles his ten-day-old baby for the last time.
The photograph was taken on the day that Krishna Govekar and his wife made the heartbreaking decision to turn off their little boy’s life support machine. "
Couple compensated for baby death - BBC Health News 13th October 2009
"A couple have been paid £160,000 in compensation after their son suffered fatal brain damage following critical delays by staff at his birth.
Midwives at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, failed to spot Johanne Rees's unborn baby was in distress. "
Dad-to-be grabs nurse's breasts on way to delivery room and misses birth of first son - Daily Mail 11th October 2009
"A father missed the birth of his first son after being arrested for groping a nurse on the way to the delivery room.
Police said Adam Manning sexually assaulted the nurse as she wheeled his wife into the delivery room.
The 30 year old had told the nurse she was "cute" then reached round to grab her breasts."
KIRSTIE ALLSOPP: The midwife was brilliant with my 11lb son. So why is the NHS so against them? - Daily Mail 10th October 2009
"Birth rarely goes to plan, no matter how prepared you are. Even before my first son Bay was born in July 2006, I suffered such chronic morning sickness that I was hospitalised, dehydrated and in a state of delirium.
He was two weeks overdue during the hottest summer on record, and I did everything in my power to induce labour. I tried traditional methods such as raspberry-leaf tea, castor oil and curries. "
Booming demand for birthing coaches - The Sunday Telegraph 4th October 2009
"Mothers-to-be are increasingly turning to birthing coaches to help them through labour, it has been revealed. "
The dawn of the doula: That's Greek for the 'coaches' mothers-to-be are hiring to help them through childbirth - Daily Mail 5th October 2009
"Women are increasingly turning to 'labour coaches' known as doulas to help them through childbirth because of the chronic shortage of NHS midwives.
The hired helps, costing up to £1,000, offer women and their partners practical and emotional support during labour which they may not receive from busy midwives. "
Plans for £900k Blackburn birthing centre unveiled - Lancashire Telegraph 22nd September 2009
PLANS for a £900,000 birthing centre in Blackburn have been unveiled.
A planning application to transform the former Woodlea Mental Health Rehabilitation unit into the facility will be submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council next month.
Safer Births At Leighton - Crewe Guardian 18th September 2009
STAFF at Leighton Hospital's Maternity Unit are proud to have been accepted to take part in a major new national initiative.
The project, launched by the Kings Fund, aims to help maternity units in England create systems that ensure they consistently deliver the safest possible care during labour to mothers and their babies.
Complication risk for older mums - BBC Health News 15th September 2009
UK scientists have produced further evidence to suggest delaying becoming a mother may be risky.
They found women who start their periods early were more likely to require medical assistance such as forceps, or a Caesarean section.
Runcorn woman becomes a mum after suffering nine miscarriages over 17 years - Liverpool Echo 14th September 2009
MEET the miracle baby boy who’s brought an end to 17 years of heartbreak.
After suffering nine miscarriages nurse Catherine Findlow had almost given up on ever becoming a mum.
Woman who suffered NINE miscarriages gives birth to healthy baby boy - Daily Mail 14th September 2009
This is the miracle baby boy who has brought an end to 17 years of heartbreak for one woman.
After suffering nine miscarriages, nurse Catherine Findlow had almost given up hope of ever becoming a mother.
But thanks to staff at Liverpool Women's Hospital, the 41-year-old's dreams have come true with the arrival of Daniel Robert.
Child-bride, 12, dies in Yemen after struggling to give birth for THREE days - Daily Mail 13th September 2009
A 12-year-old Yemeni child-bride died after struggling for three days in labour to give birth, a local human rights organisation said.
Fawziya Abdullah Youssef died of severe bleeding on Friday while giving birth to a stillborn in the al-Zahra district hospital of Hodeida province, 140 miles west of the capital San'a.
Pregnancy myths busted – curry does not bring on labour - Daily Telegraph 8th September 2009
Mothers-to-be still mistakenly believe that tucking into a curry brings on labour, according to a new poll.
Giving birth in Congo's war zone - BBC Health News 8th September 2009
Claudine Maombi has been living on two frontlines at once: She is a mother and she is from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Being pregnant in some areas of sub-Saharan Africa can be as hazardous as being a civilian in a conflict zone.
A curry won't hurry childbirth - Daily Mail 8th September 2009
Thousands of mothers-to-be still swear by old wives' tales such as tucking into curry or drinking raspberry tea to bring on labour, a survey has found.
Many others stick to implausible notions such as believing that drinking coffee during pregnancy can harm their baby's skin.
Are NHS midwifery services up to scratch? - Daily Telegraph 25th August 2009
Midwifery services in the NHS are under "relentless pressure" due to staff shortages, rising birth rates and more complicated pregnancies in older women and obese women, a report has said. Yet officials maintain that the majority of mothers are very happy with the care they receive. Can both be true?
Shortage of NHS midwives is barrier to safety of mothers and babies - The Times 25th August 2009
A lack of maternity staff and poor communication within the NHS are significant barriers to improving the safety of care for mothers and babies, an independent report suggests today.
The Government has promised choice in where and how all women in Britain give birth, and one-to-one care from a named midwife by the end of this year.
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