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Australian Babies More Likely to Die in Public Hospitals
Wait... what? In news that flies in the face of conventional beliefs about public vs private hospitals and childbirth, a new study claims that the death rate for newborn babies is threefold in the public system. In addition, women who give birth in public hospitals are also more than twice as likely to suffer tearing, or that their babies will n...
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New For Mum: Spa Treatments On The Maternity Ward
This might make even the die hard home-birthers opt for a hospital delivery. A new service is making the rounds of maternity wards in the Twin Cities to "mother" new moms with massages and spa treatments. Launched last year by a mother of three and former TV producer, Go Home Gorgeous is an attempt to give new mothers a jump on recovery from del...
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Hospital Discriminates Against Bottle-Feeding Mums
A UK hospital has sparked outrage by unveiling cost-cutting plans to stop supplying free milk to newborn babies. New mothers will continue to receive free meals, but will have to buy £5 tokens from maternity ward machines to exchange for a pack of 10 bottles and teats (sounds cheap to me!) The Rochdale Infirmary, run by the Pennine Acute Trust,...
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