Topic: Western Europe

Bruni gives birth to baby girl: report

Reuters Life! Online Report - 108 days ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French first lady Carla Bruni gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, French media reported, her first child with husband President Nicolas Sarkozy and the first baby born to a French presidential couple in office.Europe 1 radio and ...
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Maternal deaths in childbirth 'worrying'

AFP European Edition - 178 days ago
Women are dying needlessly in childbirth from treatable medical conditions because of "substandard care" in hospitals, a group of doctors said Wednesday.The article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) by six obstetricians pointed to a "worrying trend" in the causes of maternal ...
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DNA blood tests can tell baby's sex at 7 weeks: study

AFP Global Edition - 179 days ago
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 US study said Tuesday.The meta-analysis of previous studies on the topic suggests that ...
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Study on magnetic fields, asthma is flawed: critics

Reuters US Online Report Health News - 186 days ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - 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.The study by researchers at Kaiser Permanente in ...
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Higher chance of twins after IVF for taller women: study

AFP Global Edition - 215 days ago
Taller women who become pregnant after receiving two embryos through in-vitro fertilisation have more chance of giving birth to twins, a Dutch study presented Monday found.According to Marieke Lambers of the VUMC, Gynaecology Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine in Amsterdam and her team, ...
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Baby girl born on Malabo-Madrid flight

AFP Global Edition - 246 days ago
An airline passenger gave birth to a baby girl Friday while flying to Madrid from central Africa, helped by a midwife, paediatrician and doctor who were all aboard, Iberia said.The three-kilogram (6.6-pound) baby was born healthy after a quick delivery during an ...
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Chelsea's Anelka happy with international exile

AFP Global Edition - 310 days ago
Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka said on Thursday he is happy to be in international exile following France's 2010 World Cup debacle which saw him banned for 18 matches.The temperamental 32-year-old triggered a meltdown at last year's World Cup, when his expulsion led ...
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Kids' noise is all right, says Berlin

AFP Global Edition - 353 days ago
Germany's cabinet Wednesday adopted draft legislation aimed at battling a growing tide of complaints against noisy children, in what is a rapidly ageing society.The legislation aims to make it easier to build creches in residential areas following a spate of objections against ...
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One fifth of secondary pupils 'abused or neglected'

AFP European Edition - 354 days ago
Nearly one in five secondary school children in the UK has been "severely abused or neglected" during childhood, according to the country's biggest children's charity.The NSPCC said its research suggests that almost a million young people in the UK may have suffered ...
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German government fights for noisy kids

AFP Global Edition - 386 days ago
The German government said Friday it was working on a bill aimed at battling a growing tide of complaints against noisy children in what is a rapidly ageing society.Regulations on noise fall under Germany's emissions laws, and a bill tweaking these is ...
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