pregnancy and birth
Confusion and contradictions over swine flu
The Times (London), 20 July 2009
Ministers are struggling to keep control of swine flu warnings after pregnant women are given conflicting advice.
The fearmongers preying on pregnant women
spiked, 20 July 2009
It was only a matter of time before the swine-flu scare lobby turned its attention to those who are seen as an easy target for fear: mums-to-be. By Frank Furedi.
Does the establishment want to keep you from having an epidural?
The Times Alphamummy, 13 July 2009
One of the country's most influential midwives, Dr Denis Walsh, has told the Observer that women should be prepared to withstand the pain of childbirth because epidurals carry serious risks, impede bonding and interfere with birth as rite of passage.
Woman can hold models of their unborn babies
The Times (London), 26 June 2009
Designer develops a method of using data from expectant mothers’ ultrasound scans to create life-size plaster impressions.
Number of stillbirths has fallen sharply
The Times (London), 24 June 2009
The incidence of stillbirth has decreased over the past seven years, although the risk remains highest for older mothers.
The idea of a ‘best time’ to have a baby is a joke
The Times Alphamummy, 23 June 2009
By Jennifer Howze.
Can we ever say a woman can’t choose?
Salon, 21 June 2009
It's hard for pro-choicers to admit sometimes a woman shouldn't be allowed to choose abortion -- but we have to. By Frances Kissling.
My Jamie is not a ‘designer baby’: he has given his brother a new life
Observer, 21 June 2009
The film of Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper is set to reignite the ethical debate over embryo selection. Here one family tell why they chose to have a child whose stem cells have saved his brother from a nightmare existence of transfusions and injections.
IVF blunder clinic lost another couple’s embryos
The Times (London), 17 June 2009
Couple left 'devastated' after the tube and needle transferring the embryos to the woman’s womb became disconnected.
IVF mix-up couple: they killed our baby
The Times (London), 16 June 2009
'Deborah and Paul' were trying for a second child with only remaining embryo when IVF Wales clinic told them of error.
Doctor calls for embryo tagging
The Times (London), 15 June 2009
Expert says electronic tags for eggs and sperm should be mandatory in fertility clinics to reduce the risk of IVF mix-ups.
Why “What to Expect” Will Make You Crazy
Double X, 9 June 2009
The new mania of pregnancy planning. By Nora Krug.
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