Threat to independent midwifery
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Making health workers take out insurance could spell the end of independent midwifery, the government is told.
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A British fertility organisation raises concerns over a clinic in Romania that produces "mail order babies".
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Emerging Republican proposals to change the way House ethics complaints are handled present a serious threat to the House&#39;s ability to police itself, leaders of independent groups that monitor Congressional ethics say.
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Parents-to-be are urged to be cautious about commercial firms offering ultrasound scans of their unborn baby.
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Delaying the January vote would raise new dangers. So will going ahead
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A private health care firm criticised for the way it runs its out-of-hours GP service is to take on more doctors.
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A lack of suitably trained staff poses a serious threat to the government's early years programme, MPs warn.
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An attempted live broadcast of childbirth on British TV will be too "intrusive", a medical body says.
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Women in labor may not be given an epidural at first, for fear that it will slow down the process of cervical dilation, but that concern seems to be unfounded.
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Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.
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Â· Tories urge maternity revolutionÂ· Pledge raises fear of 'nanny state'
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Women opting for a Caesarean should be warned there is a small chance that it will jeopardise later natural births, say experts. They face a slightly higher risk of serious medical problems, including tearing
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Fears are raised over a shake-up which will see more 999 ambulance calls answered by solo-response vehicles.
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Pregnant women considering a  cesarean section, with no clear medical reason for it, should  know that the procedure is not without risk, Canadian doctors  caution in a report published this week.
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The risk of death to newborns delivered by voluntary Caesarean section is much higher than previously believed, a new study indicates.
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Doctors fear stripping hospitals of key services such as A&E will lead to the eventual closure of the sites.
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CHANGES IN the training of junior doctors and the introduction of the European Working Time Directive has led to a chronic shortage of qualified staff and warnings that patient care could be compromised, ...