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Global Maternity & Baby News


At BirthChoices we love to know all the latest developments in news & research, so each week, we compile all the top stories from across the globe for you to browse for free at your leisure. Updated fully every Friday.

 
 

Week ending Friday 22 August 2008
Very quiet this week - it seems everyone is on holiday!

 

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Week ending Friday 15 August 2008

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Smoking during pregnancy bad for next child (Australia - The Australian)



Week ending Friday 8 August 2008

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Mother's suicide spurs mental health review (Australia - The Australian)



Week ending Friday 1 August 2008

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The fertility tourists (The Guardian)

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IVF bundles of joy, 30 years later (Australia - The Australian)




Week ending Friday 25 July 2008


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Week ending Friday 11 July 2008

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Separated at birth (The Guardian)

Poor Delivery (The Times)

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Baby, you light up my world (New Zealand - Herald)

Motherhood is good for the brain (Australia - The Australian)


 

Week ending Friday 27 June 2008

 

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Mum’s the word (The Times)

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Week ending Friday 20 June 2008


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Vegan babies (The Times)

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Caesarean sections associated with risk of asthma
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Kidman weeps over ultrasound (Australia - The Australian)


 

Week ending Friday 13 June 2008

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Baby in infected unit died (New Zealand - Herald)

Mum's death preventable: hospital (New Zealand - Herald)



Week ending Friday 6 June 2008

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Sick to the stomach (The Guardian)

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Week ending Friday 30 May 2008


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All quiet on the UK front this week.......

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Week ending Friday 16 May 2008

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One-third of pregnant women drink alcohol (Australia - The Australian)



Week ending Friday 9 May 2008


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Millions of mothers lost (The Guardian)

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Lenders delivers for the baby boom (Australia - The Australian)



Week ending Friday 2 May 2008

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Week ending Friday 25 April 2008

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Birth of a revolution (The Guardian)

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Week ending Friday 18 April 2008

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Midwife Crisis (The Times)

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Unhealthy start to life 'costly' (New Zealand - Herald)

Possible link between baby swimming & breathing problems in children
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Week ending Friday 4 April 2008

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Tempus: Baby Boon (The Times)

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Home birth lobby 'using Butcher case' (Australia - The Australian)

Fewer babies born after caesarean delivery
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Week ending Friday 28 March 2008

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Health warning on premature birth (Australia - The Australian)



Week ending Friday 21 March 2008

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Huge rise in number of home births (The Independent on Sunday)

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Alcohol main cause of teen pregnancies (Australia - The Australian)



Week ending Friday 14 March 2008


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Week ending Friday 7 March 2008

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