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Maternity guru Sheila Kitzinger says 'fairytale' expectations of childbirth end with dashed hopes for women
(Telegraph 14/11/2009)
Sheila Kitzinger, the pioneer of the natural birth movement, says heavy marketing of a "perfect birth" has left countless women feeling like failures when their own experiences fall short of expectations. The veteran author and social anthropologist said that, despite NHS policies claiming to offer women choice over how they gave birth, expectant mothers were increasingly being "emotionally blackmailed" into agreeing to medical interventions they did not want.
A father is locked out of his car as his wife goes into labour inside
(BBC 13/11/2009)
A father was locked out of his Land Rover as his wife went into labour in the passenger seat. Jason and Barbara Aitken were driving to hospital in the Borders when they realised they would not make it and stopped at the side of the road. However, when Mr Aitken got out to go his wife's aid, she accidentally triggered the central locking. They then lost their car keys in the dark before eventually finding them and safely delivering baby Struan. The incident happened at the side of the A72.
Ugandan girls give birth and go straight back to school for exams
(BBC 05/11/2009)
Two schoolgirls have gone into labour during exams, given birth and then continued to sit their tests in the afternoon, shocking many in Uganda. The BBC's Joshua Mmali in Uganda says some have been impressed by the determination of the teenage girls. The first case happened in the rural area of Masindi on Monday and Ugandan papers say the baby girl was named Nambuuzo, meaning "born during exams".
Helping mothers
(BBC 26/10/2009)
Patrick O'Brien is used to seeing women struggling with the pain and exhaustion of a difficult childbirth. As a consultant obstetrician at University College Hospital in London, it is part of his day-to-day life. But even he was taken aback when he went to a hospital in Uganda, and saw lines of women in labour, all sitting on a hospital floor, waiting to take their turn on one of two delivery tables. He was there to work with local doctors on improving the health of women giving birth.
Throw men out of the maternity suite says top childbirth guru
(Telegraph 18/10/2009)
Childbirth specialist Michel Odent said pregnant women become more anxious, and less able to cope with a natural birth, when they sense the nerves of their partners. Such tensions cause the woman to produce adrenaline, slowing the production of the hormone oxytocin which assist effective contractions, making labour longer and more painful %u2013 and increasing the chance of a caesarean section, he said.
Mothers 'to be sent home early'
(BBC 06/10/2009)
The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust plans to send new mothers home between six and 12 hours after giving birth, in an attempt to save money. A patient liaison group at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital said it believed there were also plans to close a ward with the loss of up to 20 beds. It is understood patients would only be sent home early if they had undergone a normal delivery. A spokesperson for the Royal College of Midwives called the plan "shocking".
Home births are as safe as hospital
(The Scotsman 29/09/2009)
GIVING birth at home is as safe as doing so in hospital with a midwife, according to major new research. The Canadian study of thousands of births found that women who planned a home birth had a lower risk of interventions, providing further credence to the arguments put forward by advocates of home birthing. The issue remains controversial in Britain and further afield. The most recent figures show that just 1.5 per cent of births in Scotland take place in the home.
Great Ormond Street birth is first in hospital's 157-year history
(BBC 22/09/2009)
The mother of a cancer patient has given birth during a visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital - a first in the hospital's 157-year history. Nicola Tyler, 32, of Essex, was staying with Kelly, six, for her treatment when Zac was born on 4 September. The famous central London hospital, which treats sick children, does not have a maternity unit. Ms Tyler described the birth as a "real team effort" by hospital staff which happened before paramedics arrived.
Raspberry leaf tea and curries 'don't bring on labour'
(The Scotsman 08/09/2009)
MOTHERS-TO-BE "mistakenly" believe that eating a curry can bring on labour, according to a poll. Almost one in five women think wolfing down spicy food will help induce labour, while 38 per cent believe raspberry leaf tea is the answer, according to a survey of more than 1,200 women. Other "old wives' tales" frequently thought to be true include not being able to start exercising during pregnancy and that sleeping on your back can harm the unborn baby.
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