The current system for pregnancy and postnatal blood clot risk assessments is inadequate and could place pregnant women/people at risk of needing follow-on treatment or potentially fatal outcomes, a ...

Nurses rejected a motion to require only midwives to carry out postnatal assessments at the union’s conference at Croke Park on Thursday. After an unusually protracted debate marked by stark divisions ...

Carrying out an assessment of women's physical and psychological health and wellbeing 6 to 8 weeks after giving birth will prevent delays in diagnosing and treating any problems and improve health ...

Approximately 700,000 women give birth in England and Wales each year. For women, their partners and their babies, this is a major life event that means considerable emotional and physical adjustment.

General practice staff would be expected to assess the mental health of all women who have recently given birth, under a series of new measures for surgeries proposed by guideline makers. Subscribe ...

Valentina Tonei receives funding from the British Academy through a BA Postdoctoral fellowship (Award reference: pf160106). This research was supported by an ESRC PhD scholarship. Becoming a mother, ...

This experimental study aims to investigate the impact of combinations of prenatal and postnatal food manipulation on body composition in rat offspring. On day 12 of gestation, 100 timed pregnant rats ...

New mothers who felt 'failed' by the NHS after giving birth in lockdown claim they have been forced to seek private medical care for their vital postnatal needs amid the pandemic. Hundreds had ...