14 September 2018

Children born through IVF may have higher risk of hypertension

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technologies may be at an increased risk of developing arterial hypertension early in life, among...

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12 September 2018

NMC launches new approach to resolving complaints about nurses and midwives

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has begun introducing a new approach to resolving complaints about nurses and midwives. Under...

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10 September 2018

Positional sleep therapy during pregnancy may promote maternal and feotal health

A new study suggests that sleep therapy intervention to reduce supine sleep in late pregnancy may promote maternal and feotal health....

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5 September 2018

New Council member for NMC

The NMC has announced the appointment of Claire Johnston as its newest registrant Council member from 1 September 2018. Announcing...

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3 September 2018

Baby faeces may be source of beneficial probiotics

Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have developed a probiotic "cocktail" derived from gut bacteria strains found in infant...

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31 August 2018

Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation

Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation. That is one of the...

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22 August 2018

For women undergoing IVF, is fresh or frozen embryo transfer best?

The world's first baby born via in-vitro fertilization turned 40 years old this summer. Still, after four decades, IVF is...

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3 August 2018

NMC sees increase in nurses and midwives joining the register from outside EU

Latest figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show an 86 per cent increase in the number of nurses...

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