Birth

Exclusiva: Una investigación de Cambridge revela que los estresores socioambientales pueden influir en la capacidad del cuerpo para funcionar de manera saludable durante el embarazo El estrés derivado del racismo y las carencias podría explicar por qué las mujeres negras tienen más probabilidades de morir durante el parto, según ha revelado un estudio. Los investigadores revisaron 44 estudios existentes que examinaron tres vías fisiológicas asociadas con peores resultados en el embarazo: oxidative stress, inflammation y uteroplacental vascular resistance, y encontraron que las mujeres negras tenían niveles más altos de las tres métricas. Continuar leyendo...

Las últimas cifras de la ONS también sugieren un crecimiento poblacional menor en las próximas décadas de lo esperado anteriormente. Se proyecta que las muertes superarán a los nacimientos en el Reino Unido cada año a partir de 2026 y se espera que la población crezca a un ritmo más lento durante las próximas décadas de lo informado anteriormente, según la Office for National Statistics (ONS). Se prevé que alrededor de 1,7 millones de personas se sumen a la población entre 2024 y 2034, elevando el total en un 2,5 %, de 69,3 millones a 71,0 millones, antes de que comience a disminuir a mediados de la década de 2050. Seguir leyendo...

Paramedics on Atlanta-Portland flight help Ashley Blair give birth to ‘gorgeous’ Brielle Renee just before landingWhen baby Brielle Renee was born, new mom Ashley Blair was flying high – quite literally. Blair unexpectedly went into labor shortly before her full Delta flight from Atlanta to Portland touched down on Friday night.The surprise birth was just one of two medical emergencies on board that emergency medical technicians Tina Fritz and Caarin Powell responded to during the flight, capping the end to their vacation in the Dominican Republic, the pair told the Associated Press. They were helping another passenger when flight crews called for assistance for Blair. Continue reading...

Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis, while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partnerWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedThe family of an Aboriginal mother of seven who died just weeks after giving birth say the Western Australian government knew she was experiencing domestic violence and fearing for her safety weeks before her death.Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis in Fiona Stanley hospital on 28 March, two weeks after giving birth to her son and after she was allegedly assaulted and had her nose broken by her former partner. Guardian Australia is not suggesting the alleged assault contributed to her death. Continue reading...

Seven-day-old Poppy Hope Lomas died after complications during home birth encouraged by midwives at Barnet hospitalA mother who lost her baby a week after an “unsafe” home birth that went against medical advice was failed by the NHS, an inquest has found.Poppy Hope Lomas was seven days old when she died at University College hospital in London on 26 October 2022 after complications during a home birth that, according to her mother, was encouraged by midwives at Barnet hospital. Continue reading...

Monarch says Elizabeth II would have been troubled by recent events but she believed ‘goodness will always prevail’King Charles has said his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, would have been troubled deeply by current affairs as he paid a heartfelt tribute to her on what would have been her 100th birthday.In a video message to honour the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, he said she had “remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served”. Continue reading...

After the attempted arson attack on a London synagogue, communities remain determined that ‘building higher walls’ will not stem rising tide of antisemitism“How good and how wonderful it is when friends sit together,” reads a quote from the Psalms painted high on the wall inside Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS). For the congregation gathering in a cheerful hubbub before its Shabbat service on Friday evening, that felt like an especially apt sentiment.Three days after the synagogue was the victim of an attempted firebombing, hundreds of members made an extra effort to get together in determined if slightly nervy solidarity, joined by guests including local politicians, other faith leaders, police officers – and one particularly special group of neighbours. Continue reading...