Obstetrics & gynaecology

Major increase in midwifery unit births since 2010

Births in midwifery units in England have trebled, up from five per cent to 14 per cent over the last six years, a new study by researchers at The University of Nottingham has shown.

Health

Can simple dietary advice improve maternal and child health?

In Mangochi in Malawi, researchers have mapped local food intake and habits to arrive at simple and accessible nutrition advice for pregnant women. They are now testing how village volunteers can teach women to make small ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Explainer: What are women's options for giving birth?

For many women, getting pregnant is the easy part. After that line appears on the pregnancy test, it can be difficult to work out who to visit for care, and where you should have your baby.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Niger fights back against 'curse' of fistula

"I was at death's door. I'd just lost my child who was stillborn and my husband abandoned me," recalls Hadiza Zakaria who suffered a fistula while pregnant—a condition seen as a curse in Niger.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

New app can help doctors predict risk of preterm birth

A new app called QUiPP could help doctors to better identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely. The app, developed at King's College London, was tested in two studies of high-risk women being monitored at ante-natal ...

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Giving Birth to a Stone

Giving Birth to a Stone is the debut album of UK metal band Peach, released in 1994. It was rereleased in 2000, with different artwork, designed by Adam Jones of Tool. It was re-released again globally on April 2 2007 through Sony BMG - and is also being made available in downloadable formats.

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