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Welcome, Owen Charles! This is our labor and delivery story of baby number two. It was an induction at almost 42 weeks due to ...

Home births have been suspended in a county following safety concerns raised by staff. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust said the suspension is due to last for two weeks, but trust leaders warned it ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A hospital trust has suspended home births for two weeks, citing staff safety concerns. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has indicated this suspension could be extended while a new ...

A coroner has issued an urgent warning after the tragic deaths of a mother and her newborn daughter. Jennifer Cahill, 34, died at North Manchester General Hospital in June last year shortly after ...

Jennifer Cahill and her baby daughter, Agnes, should still be alive. The answer to a system that traumatises women isn’t to trap them in it, it’s to fix it. If you still believe that hospitals are ...

More than 150 Tablelands families have called for action as expectant mothers lose faith in Atherton Hospital's once "gold standard" maternity care. Atherton Midwives and Mothers Alliance Consumer ...