http://informfamilynetwork.com/topic/united-kingdom2011-08-10T10:30:29Z2011-08-10T10:30:29ZAFP European Editiontag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-08-10:/pregnancy-and-childbirth/maternal-deaths-childbirth-worrying-4817882a/

<div><p>Women are dying needlessly in childbirth from treatable medical conditions because of "substandard care" in hospitals, a group of doctors said Wednesday.</p><p>The article in the <span id="british_medical_journal" class="inform"><a title="British Medical Journal" href="/topic/British+Medical+Journal" >British Medical Journal</a></span> (BMJ) by six obstetricians pointed to a "worrying trend" in the causes of maternal deaths and said more specialist doctors were needed to spot warning sig...

2011-08-09T17:31:49ZAFP Global Editiontag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-08-09:/pregnancy-and-childbirth/dna-blood-tests-babys-sex-7-weeks-study-4817576a/

<div><p>Tests that measure DNA in a pregnant woman's blood work well for telling the sex of a baby after seven weeks' gestation without posing danger to the fetus, a <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> study said Tuesday.</p><p>The meta-analysis of previous studies on the topic suggests that using cell-free fetal DNA from the mother's blood is more accurate than a urine test or sonogram and is safer than amniocentesis.</p><p>It can also be done earlier than an ultrasound...

2011-08-02T10:00:10ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-08-02:/pregnancy-and-childbirth/study-magnetic-fields-asthma-flawed-critics-4814520a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Critics say a controversial new study that linked high exposure to electromagnetic fields during pregnancy to asthma in children is flawed and ignores many prior studies that suggest such exposures are harmless.</p><p>The study by researchers at <span><a title="Kaiser Permanente" href="/topic/Kaiser+Permanente" >Kaiser Permanente</a...

2011-02-15T09:31:01ZAFP European Editiontag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-02-15:/child-safety/secondary-pupils-abused-neglected-4742681a/

<div><p>Nearly one in five secondary school children in the <a title="United Kingdom" href="/topic/United+Kingdom" >UK</a> has been "severely abused or neglected" during childhood, according to the country's biggest children's charity.</p><p>The NSPCC said its research suggests that almost a million young people in the UK may have suffered physical or sexual abuse.</p><p>A survey of 2,275 young people conducted by the charity in 2009 found that 18.6 percent of 11 to 17-year-olds had been physica...

2010-12-29T14:30:52ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:informfamilynetwork.com,2010-12-29:/pregnancy-and-childbirth/prepregnancy-weight-tied-kids-behavior-4721698a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters Health</a></span>) - Despite some evidence to the contrary, women who are overweight before pregnancy may not have kids who are more vulnerable to behavioral or intellectual problems, a new study finds.</p><p>In recent years, a few studies have found that children born to overweight women tend to have more behavioral problems, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), than ...

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2010-10-20T10:30:46ZAFP Global Editiontag:informfamilynetwork.com,2010-10-20:/pregnancy-and-childbirth/euromps-give-thumbs-fivemonth-maternity-leave-2233279a/

<div><p>But conservative parliamentarians as well as the <span><a title="European Commission" href="/topic/European+Commission" >European Commission</a></span> immediately cautioned that in times of economic constraint, the vote might not translate into action.</p><p>"If we want to move towards gender equality in the work place," said justice commissioner <span><a title="Viviane Reding" href="/topic/Viviane+Reding" >Viviane Reding</a></span>, "we must find the right balance between concrete righ...

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2011-01-04T08:04:09ZAP Newstag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-01-04:/photo/britain-tuition-tangle-2405870p/

FILE - This is a Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 file photo of <a title="United Kingdom" href="/topic/United+Kingdom" >Britain</a>'s <a title="Prince Charles" href="/topic/Prince+Charles" >Prince Charles</a> and Camilla, <a title="Camilla Parker Bowles" href="/topic/Camilla+Parker+Bowles" >Duchess of Cornwall</a>, as they react as their car is attacked by angry protesters in <a title="London (England)" href="/topic/London+(England)" >London</a>. British police released a video Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011 of ...

2011-01-02T11:00:17ZAP Newstag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-01-02:/photo/britain-soccer-premier-league-2405065p/

<a title="Chelsea FC" href="/topic/Chelsea+FC" >Chelsea</a>'s <a title="Florent Malouda" href="/topic/Florent+Malouda" >Florent Malouda</a>, left, is fouled by <a title="Aston Villa FC" href="/topic/Aston+Villa+FC" >Aston Villa</a>'s <a title="Stiliyan Petrov" href="/topic/Stiliyan+Petrov" >Stilian Petrov</a> during their <a title="Barclays Premier League" href="/topic/Barclays+Premier+League" >English Premier League</a> soccer match at the <a title="Stamford Bridge" href="/topic/Stamford+Bridge...

2011-01-01T11:30:13ZAP Newstag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-01-01:/photo/britain-prison-2404792p/

A phalanx of specialist prison officers escort fire fighters inside the perimeter fence at Ford Prison near Arundel, south <a title="England" href="/topic/England" >England</a>, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011, after about 40 prisoners began a riot and set alight to some of the buildings inside the open prison, according to the a Ministry of Justice official. (AP Photo / <a title="Chris Ison" href="/topic/Chris+Ison" >Chris Ison</a>, PA) <a title="United Kingdom" href="/topic/United+Kingdom" >UNITED KINGD...

2011-01-01T11:01:05ZAP Newstag:informfamilynetwork.com,2011-01-01:/photo/britain-prison-riot-2404791p/

Specialist prison officers stand outside a fire damaged building at the Ford Open Prison near Arundel, 60 miles (95 kms) south of <a title="London (England)" href="/topic/London+(England)" >London</a>, after prisoners began a riot and set alight the low-security prison Saturday Jan. 1, 2011. Officials said about 40 inmates at the prison began the disturbance at around midnight New Year's Eve after some prisoners refused to take breath tests for alcohol. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA Wire) <a title=...

2010-12-30T08:00:27ZAP Newstag:informfamilynetwork.com,2010-12-30:/photo/margaret-thatcher-2404034p/

FILE- In a June 7, 1984 file photo, <a title="Ronald Reagan" href="/topic/Ronald+Reagan" >President Ronald Reagan</a> has a word in the ear of <a title="United Kingdom" href="/topic/United+Kingdom" >Britain</a>'s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at a reception given by the <a title="Parliament of the United Kingdom" href="/topic/Parliament+of+the+United+Kingdom" >British Government</a> at <a title="London (England)" href="/topic/London+(England)" >London</a>'s <a title="James Palace" href="/top...