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NEWS: Smoking in Pregnancy Hits Record Low
As reported by NHS England, NHS support has led to a significant drop in smoking rates among pregnant women, protecting thousands of babies from harm This year keep reading
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New certificate honours loss of pre-24-week babies
As reported by BBC News, bereaved parents in England who experience miscarriage can now receive official recognition of their loss with new certificates, following advocacy efforts keep reading
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NEWS: Nicotine products safe for pregnant smokers
As reported by The Telegraph, research from Queen Mary University of London reveals that using e-cigarettes or nicotine patches during pregnancy poses no harm to mothers or keep reading
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Home-based early medical abortions approved for Women in England and Wales
As reported by the BBC, women will have access to two-step abortive pills. The initiative was originally devised to help the NHS cope with the keep reading
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The presumption of inclusion in pregnancy research
Did you miss experts Marian Knight and Nicola Vousden discussing their research on pregnancy? CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally keep reading
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Calls for at-home abortions to be continued in Scotland
As reported by the BBC News, Scotland has been urged to follow England and Wales in continuing to offer at-home abortions If approved in a keep reading
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NHS to tackle ‘unfair’ maternity outcomes
As reported by BBC News, a taskforce has been set up to tackle disparities in maternity care experienced by women belonging to ethnic minorities and keep reading
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Progesterone recommended to prevent early miscarriage
As reported by BBC News, women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy and have had at least one miscarriage should be treated with the hormone keep reading
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Why pregnant women should be included in COVID drug and vaccine development
COVID-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ The numbers keep reading
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Pregnant women should be offered COVID vaccine
As reported by BBC news, pregnant women should be offered a COVID jab when other people their age get one, the UK’s vaccine advisers say keep reading