Johnson backs maternity closures
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Plans to close maternity units at four Greater Manchester hospitals are backed by the health secretary.
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Cross-party group wants to remove delays and need for two doctors to approve terminations.
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Protesters worried that several  hospitals could shut demonstrate as health chiefs discuss their fate.
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Tessa Jowell says Tony Blair still has Labour's support and should be allowed to get on with his job.
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Experts suggests Ayr and Monklands accident and emergency departments should stay open.
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ALBANY, New York  - New York Gov. George Pataki on Wednesday said closing and consolidating extra hospitals was "the right thing" for the cash-starved health care system, adding he hoped the legislature would agree.
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said the Labour Party must try to improve people&#39;s lives by bolstering such policies as maternity benefits and better schools while maintaining economic stability to win a third term.
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Republican Sen.-elect Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a politician and an obstetrician, wants to deliver more babies after he takes office Jan. 4, a request apparently at odds with Senate conflict-of-interest rules.
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An AM says be believes it may not be too late for some of the 31 post offices earmarked for closure in south Wales.
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More support and information is needed to help women give birth at home, a campaign group says.
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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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Having a nurse visit the home a few days after a woman has a baby reduces the number of newborns being readmitted to the hospital with jaundice or dehydration -- and it saves money -- according to a new study.
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The health minister says he will see for himself problems which caused A&Es across Wales to shut to all but critical patients.
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Women must have more control over how they give birth as well as where, new NHS guidance states.
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The health secretary Alan Johnson has announced plans to tackle the UK's 'sick note' culture. Will his proposals reduce sick days?
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Midwives are delivering almost 25% more babies than experts believe is appropriate, Tories suggest.
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All pregnant women should officially register and get permission if they want an abortion, a minister says.