Global shortage of 900,000 midwives

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New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives: Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year. UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 — Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or […]

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What is Strep B?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBi8-fM9z7E Transcript July is Strep B Awareness Month, an annual campaign to highlight the importance of Strep B awareness, education and research. During Strep B Awareness Month Group B Strep Support aim to get as many people as possible involved in raising awareness and funds for Strep B education and prevention. Tragically, many families first […]

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Stretcher to prevent baby deaths in crashes

Ambulances may have to travel fast and, very rarely, they can and do crash when they are racing sick people to hospital. Academics and industry partners in Birmingham are developing a special stretcher that will ensure newborn babies could survive in the event of a crash in an ambulance at up to 40 miles per […]

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