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Collaborative Maternity Care May Improve Perinatal Outcomes

Women who participated in a collaborative maternity care program had shorter hospital stays and fewer caesarean deliveries compared with women who received standard maternity care. Medscape Medical...

Maternity rights and surrogacy from an intended mother's perspective

'…and naturally you realise you will not be entitled to Maternity leave….'...

Additional funding for maternity units

Health minister Dan Poulter has announced that £25m will be split across more than 100 hospitals to improve maternity units.

Maternity pathway payment system in 2012-13 updated

The background information on how and why the PbR maternity pathway system has been developed is published. It includes the structure of the system, how prices have been produced, data … Read mo...

Demand exists for comfortable, visually appealing maternity wear for women earlier in pregnancies

​Fashion retailers have seen an increase in demand for maternity wear in recent years, as sales for maternity clothing have increased while overall women's apparel sales have declined. Currently, mo...

Commissioners intervene to prevent Furness maternity transfer

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has dropped plans to temporarily shut maternity and neonatal services in Furness after commissioners intervened to resolve its staffing crisis.

Warning over variation in maternity care

Many expectant mothers are not getting the best possible care during childbirth, experts said after research showed wide variations in maternity care practice.

Warning on maternity care variation

Many expectant mothers are not getting the best possible care during childbirth, experts said after research showed wide variations in maternity care practice.

Improving Drug Safety Surveillance: Lessons From Rosiglitazone.

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Clinical Guidelines and Performance Measures Responsible Guidance and Accountability.

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Risk, theory, social and medical models: A critical analysis of the concept of risk in maternity care.

BACKGROUND: there is an on-going debate about perceptions of risk and risk management in maternity care. OBJECTIVES: to provide a critical analysis of the risk concept, its development in modern socie...