37 h. ago Midwife wrote important notes on incontinence pad before mum and baby's home birth deaths

An inquest into the deaths of Jennifer and Agnes Cahill is taking place at Rochdale Coroner's Court

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65 h. ago Midwife 'used incontinence pad to take notes' during home birth where mum and baby died

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital the day after she gave birth at the home she shared with her husband

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2 d. ago Midwife 'made notes on incontinence pad' before mum and baby's home birth deaths

Midwife Andrea Walmsley broke down in court as she admitted to having taken notes on an incontinence pad during a tragic home birth which was followed by the deaths of the mum and baby

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3 d. ago Midwife scrawled heart rates on incontinence pad before home birth tragedy that killed mum and baby

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital the day after giving birth at the property she shared with her husband in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.

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3 d. ago Midwife scrawled heart rates on incontinence pad before 'absolute chaos' of home birth tragedy that killed mum and baby

A midwife, who had never resuscitated a baby before, told how she was overwhelmed by ‘blind panic’ as Agnes Cahill was born not breathing with an umbilical cord around her neck

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2 w. ago Tech bros want women to have more babies. But they’re going about it the wrong way | Emma Beddington

Dropping birthrates are worrying Elon Musk, JD Vance and the like. But their proposed remedies are risible. Here are some surefire winnersTo the surprise of no one with internet access, surely, we’re still in a birthrate crisis. What with ecological collapse, incipient fascism, geopolitical instability, the lack of support for new parents, childcare costs and more, bringing new life into the world requires a radical act of hope. And who’s feeling that these days?Plus, even if you do want children, pregnancy feels kind of risky at the moment. In parts of the US and beyond, pregnant people are being viewed, and treated, as functional vessels, valued only as a sort of Le Creuset for precious life delivery. Even popping a paracetamol when you’re pregnant is out now; just “tough it out” or you’ll make your kid autistic, Trump claims. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hotel tycoon offers couples CASH to romp in his resorts and conceive babies in zany bid to tackle birth rate crisis

AN eccentric Polish tycoon has come up with a novel way to help solve his country's plunging birth rate - PAYING guests at his hotels to romp and have babies. Leading figures in Poland have long been searching for an answer to the country's worrying demographic decline. However, it appears that a solution may finally...

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4 w. ago Experts reveal worrying reason behind surge in women giving birth to giant babies

It's a social media trend that has mothers proudly showing off their babies - with viewers gushing over their 'chunky rolls' and 'cute' features.

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