This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50601735 By BBC Health News Women and girls should be able to get hold of emergency contraception more easily without the need for a consultation with a pharmacist, say women’s health experts. A report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends the morning-after pill “should be sold straight…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/22/doctors-should-attempt-save-premature-babies-born-22-weeks-medical/ By Mason Boycott-Owen Doctors should attempt to save premature babies born after just 22 weeks, medical leaders have said. The change in official guidelines follows a doubling of survival rates among severely preterm births in the last 10 years. The policy shift from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM), which…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47895716 By BBC Health news Abortion services in England must provide a more consistent service to women, the NHS says. The call comes from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – the official NHS advisory body – in its first abortion guidance. The draft proposal says women should…
This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-abortion-laws-care-women-doctors-british-pregnancy-advisory-service-a8534841.html By Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent Study finds threat of prosecution makes doctors less likely to go into abortion provision Doctors think Britain’s “outdated” abortion law hampers their ability to provide the best care for women, a new study has found. Research from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, a charity which provides terminations and pregnancy advice, discovered…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45447488 By Georgie Bevan , BBC East & Caroline Parkinson BBC News Doctors are warning that contraceptive access is at a “crossroads”, with services being cut across England. Figures seen exclusively by the BBC show half of councils have cut, or plan to cut, services, particularly affecting long-acting contraception. Leading reproductive health consultant…