10 July 2013

Targeted, adaptive radiotherapy against cervical cancer

Image-guided brachytherapy can deliver very high doses of radiation, which prevent the tumour from growing in over 90 percent of...

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10 July 2013

PhD sponsorship of £60,000 for chosen midwife

Cussons Mum & Me has announced a new Research Fellowship where they will provide sponsorship of £60,000 to support a...

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10 July 2013

Better conditions needed for midwives in NHS

Independent Midwives UK (IMUK) are concerned about the recent report in the Independent newspaper entitled ‘Who would be a midwife?’...

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10 July 2013

Early growth for better prospects

New research suggests that higher birth weight and rapid growth in body length during the first two years of life...

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10 July 2013

Pregnancy protection or alarmist advice?

Experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) issued advice to healthcare workers, urging them to make pregnant...

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10 July 2013

UK caesareans rise above WHO recommendation

Cases of emergency caesarean section (CS) continue to rise, say experts speaking at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European...

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10 July 2013

Eating for you, eating for two

A woman’s diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy and the infant’s diet in early life can affect her baby’s...

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10 July 2013

Daughters’ health risks go up in smoke

Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both obesity and gestational diabetes in their daughters, concludes research published...

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