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"The next closest maternity unit is a full two hours away and we have a family history of labour taking under two hours from start to finish," said Knight. "So we have the option of potentially giving birth in a layby on…
Not with Carlisle. He smiles ecstatically. "I'm incredibly well, thank you. Yeah, really, really good," says the former footballer and incoming chair of the mental health charity Mind. "I have been consistently well –…
Schools are already advised to keep these items to a minimum, meaning many are already within the rules, but about a quarter of schools will need to make changes by the time the law comes into effect. The government says…
Nevertheless, what is described is not a debate about "ideal birth", but an account of undiagnosed labour dystocia. By day four she had contractions but no cervical dilatation, was exhausted, unable to sit down, and knew…
One of Roughley's colleagues was later jailed for the "deplorable" treatment of other babies in her care. Genevieve's parents, Katie and John Meehan, have led a campaign with the charity the Lullaby Trust to strengthen…
We know the advice, even if we don't always follow it. But have you ever stopped to wonder why these three seemingly different habits have such remarkably similar effects on our brains and bodies? For generations we've…
Students from across the country had joined the mass demonstrations led by the Cockroach Janta party amid growing resentment over repeated examination cancellations and question paper leaks. The pressure of exams in the…
On Wednesday, Dr Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the US Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making her the first Black woman to hold the position. This is the first time in almost…
The post read: "hey @grok make Ariana Grande healthy and fat". Images of celebrities at their most skeletal regularly rise to the top of social feeds because they generate enormous, dissenting engagement. Social media…
You would cherish it for its ability to destabilise our shared reality and its creation of disinformation on a scale unprecedented in human history. With it you need no armies of typists and artists to spread your…