UK foreign aid cuts have caused many preventable deaths, MPs warn
Cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget have “directly” caused a “horrifying” rise in worldwide…
Category: Obstetrics and gynaecology, Paediatrics
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: Why the climate crisis is also a crisis for women’s health
The climate emergency is deepening. From the deadly drought in the Horn of Africa to…
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: The Syrian health workers pulling 24 hour shifts to keep their maternity hospital open
Ghufran, a 22 year old midwife, works a 9 am to 4 pm shift in…
Lucy Letby case: Police investigate hospital for corporate manslaughter over baby deaths
Cheshire Constabulary is investigating the Countess of Chester Hospital for corporate manslaughter after the conviction…
Cuts to UK’s foreign aid will lead to thousands of deaths, assessment warns
Thousands of women will die in pregnancy and childbirth and hundreds of thousands more will…
Newborn health checks are unreliable for black and Asian babies, review finds
Neonatal assessments, including the Apgar score, are “not fit for purpose” for ethnic minority babies,…
Inquiry into maternity failings at Nottingham trust expands to more than 1700 cases
An inquiry into failings in maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is to…
Nearly one in five of world’s newborns with sepsis die, study finds
A study in 11 countries over four continents has shown the “catastrophic impact” of antibiotic…
Skin to skin care can start before small and preterm babies are clinically stable, WHO says
Skin to skin contact with a care giver, known as kangaroo mother care, should start…
Formula milk: WHO Foundation refuses to take further financial donations from Nestle
A foundation set up by the World Health Organization will no longer accept money from…
Formula milk: why WHO has taken a hard stance on sponsorship
In 2019 BMJ took the decision to end all marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMS) in…
Argentina legalises abortion in historic vote
Argentina’s senate has voted to legalise abortion, becoming the third and by far the most…
Stillbirths and neonatal deaths fell 15% in five years, but inequalities remain, UK report finds
Extended perinatal mortality (stillbirths and neonatal deaths) decreased by 15% between 2013 and 2018, but…
Nottingham trust must urgently improve “unsafe” maternity services, says CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken urgent action to prevent mothers and babies from…
Investigation into baby’s death reveals “20 year cover-up” of failures
The UK government has apologised for “shocking and harrowing” mistakes in the care of a…
Black babies are less likely to die when cared for by black doctors, US study finds
Black newborn babies who are cared for by black doctors are more likely to survive…
Trust pays over {pound}30m to 7 year old boy who was severely brain damaged at birth
A 7 year old boy who was severely brain damaged at birth has received a…