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New report shows widespread NHS testing for group B Strep carriage in...
MORE than half of the UK’s NHS maternity units are testing pregnant women for potentially life-threatening bacteria, against national recommendations. The bacteria, group B Strep, is the UK’s most...
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Talk about Down’s for World Down’s Syndrome Day
Hayley Goleniowska publishes conversation cards to break down the myths surrounding Down’s syndrome and allow new parents to get to know their baby for the unique individual they are. Around two babies...
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National charity launches campaign to save babies’ lives “Why guess…when you...
The “Why Guess?” campaign wants to stop health professionals having to guess whether a woman is carrying the potentially deadly group B Strep bacteria and start using the group B Strep-specific (ECM)...
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Who’s Birth is it Anyway? #parenting #conference
Bath Birth Professionals sign up international speakers for “Whose birth is it anyway?” conference. Birthworkers in Bath, frustrated by the current political disregard for women’s birth choices, have...
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Pregnancy discrimination is getting worse – #MothersWork campaign
When you hear about pregnancy discrimination in the media, it tends to be business people complaining about the cost of dealing with employment tribunal claims. There are certainly a lot of women...
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Top tips for considering another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness
I had post natal depression after Daisy was born, and I know it made me think twice about what would happen if I got pregnant again. The birth was much easier: I panicked a few days after the birth,...
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Tips for Mums-to-be and Employers on Dealing with Maternity Leave
For many companies, dealing with maternity leave issues can be a challenge, and one which employers often do not pay enough attention to. Women make up nearly 50 per cent of the workforce and a high...
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Shared Parental Leave: New Best Practice Report #SPL
A year on from the implementation of Shared Parental Leave, a new report highlights best practice in flexible working and family friendly working and shows how the most progressive organisations...
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How can we know without being told? July is Group B Strep Awareness Month...
Pregnant women are not being told about group B Strep – yet it’s the biggest cause of severe infection in newborn babies (and the major cause of meningitis in babies under 3 months). Fewer than 50% of...
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International prenatal infection month
Baby charity Group B Strep Support is urging pregnant women to make sure they’re aware of group B Strep (GBS or Strep B), and the risk it can pose to their baby. Group B Strep is the UK’s most common...
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