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When the police ring Dr Agnes Géreb’s doorbell, late on a Thursday night, she quickly hunches forward on her sofa in an instinctive gesture of self-protection. Then, with infinite tiredness, she shuffles to the front door. A police officer impatiently demands her signature and disappears into the darkness. Saturday will be the 494th day of [...]

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Home births are the cheapest option for the NHS when the mother already has children, a study claims today. Second-time mothers who have a planned birth outside hospital need fewer interventions, such as forceps delivery, and it is just as safe for the baby. The study found it would also be cheaper for first-time mothers to give [...]

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Planned births at home and in midwifery units are more cost-effective than giving birth in hospital, particularly for women who have given birth before, University of Oxford research suggests. The research, in the British Medical Journal, compared the costs of giving birth in different places and the health outcomes for mother and baby. More than 60,000 [...]

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The parents of a baby born by emergency Caesarean section are suing the NHS for £100,000 after developing post-traumatic stress disorder. Saima Fiaz and Saqib Thandi are demanding damages from St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in Tooting following the birth of their son Nauman. The emergency Caesarean took place in February 2010 after Mrs Fiaz’s [...]

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Giving birth should be made as risk-free as possible

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‘Natural’ birth seems like a myth, so I’m delighted women are to be allowed a caesarean if they want one

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First-time mothers who opt for a home birth are almost three times more likely to have a baby who dies or suffers brain damage, says a major report. It also found that traditional maternity units in hospital are the safest place for women to have their first child. The comprehensive report into where mothers give [...]

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The best place for women to give birth is among the most emotive debates in medicine. At home or in hospital? The argument has raged for decades. Today, researchers attempt to settle the debate with a study of 65,000 low-risk women whose outcomes in childbirth were compared. The results show that hospital obstetric units are [...]

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A life spent behind the wheel of a car did not help Swedish rally driver Per-Gunnar Andersson when his son decided to make his entrance into the world.

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Artist who gave birth in a gallery goes into hiding after ‘the worst pain of her life’

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