01 March 2018
The latest versions of the children’s 'red book' health and development log will contain a body map illustration to identify birthmarks and a genetic condition.
07 March 2018
Call the midwife is one of the BBC’s most popular and award-winning series and has given the profession a great boost, thanks to the programme’s midwifery advisor Terri Coates.
09 March 2018
A breastfeeding friend has been launched on Amazon’s Alexa voice search service, as part of a campaign by Public Health England (PHE) to support new mums 24/7.
13 March 2018
A survey of more than 4000 pregnant women shows that 61% would reduce their caffeine consumption habits after being made aware of how much caffeine there is in daily items.
14 March 2018
A new report shows that just one in six clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are meeting the national ambition that fewer than 6% of women should be smoking at the time they give birth.
15 March 2018
There has been an increase in infant deaths in England and Wales, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
23 March 2018
‘We simply do not have enough midwives for the job we are trying to do.’ This is the view of Sarah-Jane Marsh, chair of the Maternity Transformation Programme, NHS England, speaking yesterday (22 March) at a seminar in London.
19 December 2018
A programme to reduce the number of stillbirths, neonatal admissions and deaths resulting from multiple pregnancies, is being praised by midwives, obstetricians and sonographers at maternity units across England.