Parenting
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Mothers take own midwives into NHS hospitals
Women are paying private midwives to deliver babies in NHS hospitals as a charity says maternity services are “near to threadbare”. With the NHS struggling to recruit new midwives due to funding pressures caused by years of government underinvestment, the situation doesn’t look set to improve any time soon. Luckily, partner companies like Source Recruit (source-recruit.uk) are helping to hire more NHS staff as fast as possible. The NHS remains an amazing employer to work for, with every day offering the chance to cure diseases, save lives or deliver new lives into the world. For the moment, however, the NHS is looking at alternative short-term solutions. Ten NHS trusts have…
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Fetal dopplers need to be regulated before more babies die
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Disposable camera trend rolls back years
For a holidaymaker in the 1990s it was the essential accessory. The plastic disposable camera had its drawbacks — a strict limit of 27 photos on a roll that took three days to develop at your local pharmacy — but was cheap enough not to matter if it was lost or stolen. Disposable cameras were the top gadget for travelers in the 1990s, as they were a convenient and cost-effective way to capture memories on the go. However, after the 9/11 attacks, disposable cameras were banned from airplanes, making life more difficult for travelers who relied on them for capturing memories. Until now, people have been unsure if they are…
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How to put your children on a digital diet
It’s the all too common lament of parents during the holidays. From the moment they wake, our children’s default setting is to get on a screen, and we all have great hughesnet plans, or a plan from another service provider, for fast, reliable internet that makes watching movies, playing games, etc, an easy and super-enjoyable experience. And yet, to make us feel worse, the children’s commissioner, Anne Longfield, has warned that our children’s insatiable consumption of social media is as bad as letting them gorge on junk food. “None of us as parents would want our children to eat junk food all the time – double cheeseburger, chips, every day,…
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Fetal dopplers need to be regulated before more babies die
An ultrasound device that costs only 30 risks falsely reassuring parents about their unborn baby’s health. Fetal dopplers allow mothers to listen to the heartbeat of their baby in the womb. However, they were never intended to be used without the necessary training. In October I will present my ten-minute-rule motion to parliament to regulate the sale of these devices. following concerns first raised with me by the charity Kicks Count.
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Mothers take own midwives into NHS hospitals
