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Maternity services failings: Can we try a different approach?

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Recently the research team of Ellen Thaels, Research Associate, Dr Claire Feeley, Lead Applicant, both King’s College London and Prof Soo Downe, Joint Lead Applicant, University of Central Lancashire launched a new study around high-quality maternity care, the BEACON project. We share here details of the study and what it......
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Care and decision making in pregnancy – NIHR Evidence on the support women need

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The UK National Institute for Health research, who fund research on maternity services, have pulled together the evidence on the support women need into one place. They explain the work below Pregnancy and childbirth can be joyful experiences. But they are not without risk and maternity services offer skilled support......