Teenage pregnancies – the stats
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The teens of England and Wales are getting pregnant at higher rates than ever before. Something which will come as no surprise to followers of the story of alleged 13-year-old Alfie Patten Alfie Patten.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: March 10, 2009
Fertility clinics urged to cut number of multiple pregnancies
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Fertility clinics were issued with fresh guidelines yesterday to help reduce the number of women who have multiple pregnancies after IVF treatment.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: September 03, 2008
Study warns of risk to future pregnancies after miscarriage
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Women who have suffered a miscarriage are more likely to develop dangerous complications in future pregnancies, researchers said today.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: October 08, 2008
Depression in pregnancy
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Mothers who suffer depression during pregnancy receive virtually no support from the NHS
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: April 05, 2007
Diabetes negative effect on pregnancy
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Effect of the foetus protecting itself is key to identifying risk.
Source: scenta
Date Published: September 06, 2006
Acupuncture may harm chances of IVF pregnancy, say researchers
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Women who have acupuncture alongside IVF treatment could harm their chances of becoming pregnant, researchers say. The warning follows a study that found that women who had acupuncture immediately before and after having an embryo transplanted were less likely to conceive than other women.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: October 16, 2007
New quality test for embryos boosts chance of pregnancy, say fertility doctors
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Fertility doctors have developed a fitness test for embryos which they claim could substantially improve the chances of pregnancy. The one-minute test is to be carried out alongside standard IVF treatment and could be approved for use in fertility clinics from late next year.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: July 09, 2008
