Birth

एक्सक्लूसिव: Cambridge शोध में पाया गया है कि सामाजिक-पर्यावरणीय तनाव गर्भावस्था के दौरान शरीर की स्वस्थ रूप से कार्य करने की क्षमता को प्रभावित कर सकते हैं नस्लवाद और अभाव से होने वाला तनाव यह स्पष्ट कर सकता है कि प्रसव के दौरान अश्वेत महिलाओं की मृत्यु की संभावना अधिक क्यों होती है, एक अध्ययन में यह पाया गया है। शोधकर्ताओं ने 44 मौजूदा अध्ययनों की समीक्षा की, जिनमें गर्भावस्था के खराब परिणामों से जुड़े तीन शारीरिक मार्गों की जांच की गई थी: oxidative stress, inflammation, और uteroplacental vascular resistance, और पाया कि अश्वेत महिलाओं में इन तीनों मानकों का स्तर अधिक था। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

ONS के नवीनतम आंकड़े आने वाले दशकों में पहले की तुलना में कम जनसंख्या वृद्धि का संकेत देते हैं। Office for National Statistics (ONS) के अनुसार, यूके में 2026 से हर साल जन्म की तुलना में मौतों की संख्या अधिक होने का अनुमान है और जनसंख्या अगले कुछ दशकों में पहले बताई गई दर की तुलना में धीमी गति से बढ़ने की उम्मीद है। 2024 और 2034 के बीच जनसंख्या में लगभग 1.7 million लोगों के जुड़ने का अनुमान है, जिससे कुल संख्या 69.3 million से 2.5% बढ़कर 71.0 million हो जाएगी, जिसके बाद 2050s के मध्य में इसमें कमी आना शुरू होगी। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

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...