This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58615838 By Mary O’Connor BBC News Women are advised to take the B vitamin – which can guard against spina bifida in unborn babies – before and during pregnancy, but many do not. It is thought that adding folic acid to flour could prevent up to 200 birth defects…
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.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50182675 By BBC Health news There is no scientific reason for the 10-year limit on storage of frozen eggs, which is forcing some women to destroy them before they are ready to become parents, say fertility experts. Under UK law, only eggs stored for medical reasons and premature infertility can…
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-49795257 By BBC Health news Planned Caesarean delivery can be the safest option for women who have had a Caesarean in the past, according to new research in PLoS Medicine. Attempting a vaginal birth was linked with a small but increased chance of complications for mother and baby compared with repeat…