28 October 2009

MATERNITY/MIDWIFERY

Vitamin supplementation in pregnancy (SAC Opinion Paper 16) (19th October 2009)
The scope of this paper, from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, is to examine the evidence for supplementation with vitamins in pregnancy within the UK; it will not elaborate on their use in low- and middle-income countries in which other health benefits might occur.
Paper

Location, Location, Location. Making choice of place of birth a reality (26th October 2009)
Offering women choice of where to give birth is government policy across the UK as it is proven to have a positive effect on birth outcome. However this report, published by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), has found that over 95% of women in the UK are not able to choose where to give birth.
Press Release
Final Report and related documents

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