Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light – giving birth in a warzone
Women in Sudan’s few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire. Source link
Giving
Government on brink of giving NHS staff 5% pay rise
If the majority give the pay award their backing, it will trigger ministers to sanction the rise and one-off payment, worth at least £1,655, for all staff on the Agenda for Change contract, which covers everyone from nurses and paramedics to porters and cleaners. Source link
Assam teacher arrested for giving daughter answers inside exam centre
File photo of students appearing for the ongoing Assam’s HSLC (Class X) Examination stage a protest in front of the office of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA). Assam police on March 18 arrested a teacher in southern Assam’s Cachar district for allegedly giving answers to his daughter in the sick room of an … Read more
Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Stretched by Giving Smaller Doses
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) — As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to help stretch the supply. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that instead … Read more
‘Giving birth in 2020 was isolating and lonely’
Women have spoken about how they gave birth in “nightmare” circumstances due to the pandemic restrictions. Sophie’s baby Margot was born at 38 weeks and immediately taken to intensive care at Whipps Cross Hospital in east London because she needed to be resuscitated. Although Sophie and her partner were able to visit briefly a couple … Read more
‘Giving birth left me needing a colostomy bag’
Former triathlete Kayleigh Adams endured a fourth-degree tear that led to her needing a colostomy bag. Source link
‘We feel proud of giving blood and saving lives’
Gay couple Oscar and Xavier say they feel “proud” about donating blood for the very first time in the UK. Before now, any male donor who’d had sex with another man in the previous three months couldn’t give blood. But new rules in England, Scotland and Wales mean that anyone who has had the same … Read more
Covid: WHO urges Wales to delay giving children jabs
Wales asked to donate vaccines to low-income countries by the World Health Organization. Source link
Giving up alcohol: ‘I feel like I’ve been reborn’
Recovering alcoholic Nikki gave up alcohol in July 2020. She posted two photos on Twitter to show the difference seven months of sobriety had on her. Posted under the handle @PosseRecovery, her pictures have been liked more than 200,000 times. Nikki says she now wants to help other people who are struggling to give up … Read more
Born in Lockdown: Mothers’ stories of giving birth in 2020
A project brings together the experiences of 277 mums who all gave birth in 2020. Source link