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A report from the Birth Trauma Inquiry is calling for an overhaul of the UK's maternity and postnatal care - as well as for the creation of a new ‘maternity commissioner’ who would report directly to the prime minister.
The inquiry heard \"harrowing\" evidence from more than 1,300 women - where some revealed they were left in blood-soaked sheets and others said their children had suffered life-changing injuries due to medical negligence.
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard said the experiences outlined in the report \"are simply not good enough\".
It’s estimated that 30,000 women a year in the UK have suffered negative experiences during the delivery of their babies - and one-in-20 develop post-traumatic stress disorder.
Professor Henrik Salje from the University of Cambridge tells Tech \u0026 Science Daily about his research which suggests babies born from C-section ‘need two measles jabs for full protection’.
Mr Salje and the team at Cambridge along with researchers from Fudan University in China, found that a single dose of the measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section, compared to those born naturally.
Two professional skydivers successfully complete the world’s first wingsuit flight through London’s Tower Bridge. Austrian Red Bull skydivers Marco Furst and Marco Waltenspiel jumped from a helicopter at 3,000 feet high on Sunday morning, diving down to 35 metres above the River Thames.
And the rest
Study finds internet use linked to higher wellbeing, Wales becomes first UK nation to join metaverse, and ‘source of sugar, not just amount, could impact weight in children’.
Plus, why classic British insults are dying out.
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