18 March 2020

NHS Digital to be handed more powers to help counter Covid-19 spread

New powers have been given to NHS Digital as part of measures to help counter the spread of Covid-19. This...

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18 March 2020

Existing pressure on the NHS can’t be ignored during coronavirus outbreak

With the coronavrius outbreak being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Barney Gilbert, NHS doctor and CEO...

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17 March 2020

Breast milk may help prevent sepsis in preemies

A component of breast milk may help protect premature babies from developing sepsis, a fast-moving, life-threatening condition triggered by infection....

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9 March 2020

Improved access to Midwifery Units is urgently needed

A high number of pregnant women in England cannot access the maternity care most appropriate for them, according to a...

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6 March 2020

First glimpse of endometrial microbiota during pregnancy

A team of Valencia University (UV), in collaboration with the Igenomix Foundation and the INCLIVA, has managed to access the...

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4 March 2020

Length of pregnancy alters the child’s DNA

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have, together with an international team, mapped the relationship between length of pregnancy and...

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2 March 2020

Mental health challenges four times higher in young mothers

New research from McMaster and McMaster Children’s Hospital shows that two out of three young mothers have at least one mental...

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28 February 2020

Improved access to Midwifery Units is urgently needed, says new study

A high number of pregnant women in England cannot access the maternity care most appropriate for them, according to a...

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