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News items on 'Antenatal Care'
New fathers to stay overnight in maternity wards
(Telegraph 14/02/2009)
It is one of the new measures to improve fathers' involvement in antenatal and maternity services launched by the Government's Child Health Strategy. They will also be given special advice in antenatal programmes and information on their child's health, advice already available to mothers. The Strategy says there is "strong evidence" early involvement of fathers has significant benefits.
Morgue hospitals
(BBC 15/01/2009)
With the Zimbabwean government accused of failing to protect the health of its people by the campaign group Physicians for Human Rights, Paul Martin sees first hand how the country's health system has disintegrated. Many nurses and doctors in Zimbabwe have been on strike or left the country.
NHS pays out '£950m in maternity damages
(Telegraph 17/11/2008)
Campaigners have warned that the total spent by the NHS on maternity services was cut by £55m in 2006-07, while the birthrate continues to rise. It has increased by 16 per cent since 2001. The total of £947m was disclosed by the NHS Litigation Authority in answers to parliamentary questions lodged by Harry Cohen, a Labour MP.
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