Maternity Care

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- 4000 new midwives for the NHS - 5.5
- Maternity care in UK varies - Healthcare Commission review - 5.2
- U.S. hospitals do not fully support breastfeeding - 4.3
- Health reform law will insure nearly all uninsured women by 2014 in US - 3
- Effects of a first miscarriage on future pregnancies - 2.8
- Pregnant urged to give up smoking before 15 week - 2.4

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U.S. hospitals do not fully support breastfeeding
Breastfeeding protects against childhood obesity, yet less than 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need to be able to breastfeed, according to the most recent Vital Signs report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Pregnant urged to give up smoking before 15 week
Women who stop smoking before week 15 of pregnancy cut their risk of spontaneous premature birth and having small babies to the same as non-smokers, according to research published on bmj.com today.

4000 new midwives for the NHS
UK Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced a package of measures to recruit an extra 4,000 midwives to the NHS over the next three years. During a visit to Royal Victoria Infirmary Maternity Unit in Newcastle, the Health Secretary will outline plans to give former midwives a 'golden hello' worth up to £3,000 to help them return to work after a break in service.

Maternity care in UK varies - Healthcare Commission review
The Healthcare Commission has ranked one in four NHS maternity services as "best performing" in a national review published today, but the comparative review, the most comprehensive assessment ever of maternity services in England, also found significant variations in the quality of care across the country.

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