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Swine flu kills mum just days after she has baby -Manchester Evening News 2nd Novemebr 2009
"A YOUNG mum with swine flu has died in hospital just days after giving birth to her first child.
Susan Ford was 35 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to Salford Royal Hospital with severe, flu-like symptoms. Her condition deteriorated rapidly and sahe was given an emergency caesarian section early the following day."
Smoking while pregnant linked to behavioural problems in children - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"Developing structure and function of the foetal brain at risk, research suggests"
Too old for acne? At 30, Rebecca thought she was past the age for spots - Daily Mail 3rd November 2009
"When Rebecca Stevens became pregnant, she was fully prepared for an ever-expanding waistband, swollen ankles and nausea. What she hadn't banked on was losing the great complexion she'd enjoyed all her life. "
Mother dies of swine flu just days after giving birth to first child - Daily Mail 3rd October 2009
"A mother has died from swine flu after giving birth to her first child.
Susan Ford, 31, was 35 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to hospital with severe, flu-like symptoms.
Her condition deteriorated rapidly and she was given an emergency caesarean section early the following day."
Lie still if you want to get pregnant, scientists tell women - The Guardian 30th October 2009
"Women who lie back and stay still for 15 minutes after artificial insemination 'significantly' increase their chances of getting pregnant, scientists recommend"
Pregnant smokers lie about habit - BBC Health News 31st October 2009
"Nearly a fifth of women who smoke while pregnant lie about their habit to health professionals, a study has said.
Researchers at Glasgow University believe official figures underestimate the number of pregnant smokers by 17%. "
Trying for a baby? Let gravity do the work - The Independent 30th October 2009
"The old wives' tale turns out to be true: lying with your feet up after sex improves your chances of having a baby (if you're a woman, that is).
True, at least, for a specialised kind of sex – that involving artificial insemination, where the sperm is directly inserted into the womb using the medical equivalent of a turkey baster."
Lying down after insemination boosts pregnancy chance: research - Daily Telegraph 30th October 2009
"Lying down for ten minutes after artificial insemination may increase the chances of a successful pregnancy by 50 per cent, research has shown. "
Women going through IVF told to lie back and put their feet up to boost conception by 50% - Daily Mail 30th October 2009
"Women who lie on their backs for 15 minutes after fertility treatment are 50 per cent more likely to get pregnant, according to a study.
Researchers suspect moving around after being artificially inseminated may prevent conception. "
'Lie still' for pregnancy boost - BBC Health News 29th October 2009
"Women undergoing fertility treatment with artificial insemination may boost their chances of pregnancy if they lie still afterwards, a study shows.
Researchers found 27% of women who laid down for 15 minutes after the procedure went on to have a baby compared with 17% who got up and moved around. "
Health chief advises St Helens women on swine flu vaccine - St Helens Star 28th October 2009
"PREGNANT women do not face a higher risk from swine flu vaccine than anyone else, health chiefs claimed this week.
Their reassurance follows a Sky News story about the death of two pregnant women alleged to have been caused from the immunisation. "
Steep rise in Down's pregnancies - BBC Health News 27th October 2009
"The number of Down's syndrome pregnancies has risen by more than 70% over the last 20 years, University of London researchers say.
The sharp rise reflects the growing number of older women becoming pregnant, when there is a higher risk."
Increasing number of women being diagnosed with Down's syndrome babies - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"The increasing number of women being diagnosed with Down's syndrome babies comes as a result of improvements in screening and delayed motherhood, doctors have said. "
Report claims Cumbrian new mums ‘lack birth choice’ - Carlisle News & Star 26th October 2009
"Hospital bosses have hit back at a report which claimed mums in north and west Cumbria were not being given a choice of where to give birth.
They say the National Childbirth Trust study – which put Carlisle and Copeland at the bottom of the national league table – is totally flawed."
Older mothers 'behind Down's rise' - The Guardian 27th October 2009
"The number of babies diagnosed with Down's syndrome has risen sharply in the last 20 years - largely due to women delaying motherhood, research shows.
Increasing numbers of older mothers is behind a 71% rise in the number of babies with the condition - from 1,075 diagnoses in 1989/90 to 1,843 in 2007/8."
Big increase in number of Down's pregnancies - The Independent 27th October 2009
"Rising numbers of women choosing to have children later in life have led to a sharp increase in Down's syndrome pregnancies, research has revealed.
The number of Down's babies conceived has soared by 71 per cent in the last 20 years, as more women delay starting a family until their late thirties or early forties, figures out today show. But improvements in pre-natal screening mean that more of the affected pregnancies are being detected earlier, and most now end in terminations."
Actually, having a child with Down’s syndrome is no big deal - The Times 27th October 2009
"Lord, it seems that we are in the middle of a veritable plague of Down’s syndrome.
Despite 92 per cent of women who know they are pregnant with a Down’s syndrome child choosing to terminate, we can do better. It seems that 30 per cent of women aren’t being tested. Why not? Something must be done! "
Three babies aborted every day due to Down's syndrome - Daily Telegraph 26th October 2009
"Three babies are being aborted every day due to Down's syndrome, according to a study which shows the number of terminations has more than trebled in the last 20 years. "
Down's Syndrome cases soar as women delay a family - Daily Mail 27th October 2009
"Women who delay motherhood have led to a sharp rise in the number of babies diagnosed with Down's Syndrome over the past 20 years.\n\nRecords show a 71 per cent increase in cases detected in the womb - up from 1,075 in 1989/90 to 1,843 in 2007/8. "
Boy aged just 13 is set to become a father - Daily Mail 24th October 2009
"A 13-year-old boy is set to become one of the country’s youngest fathers after his 14-year-old girlfriend became pregnant.
The two children, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, attend the same school. "
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