It's OK mum, I'm not pregnant

Article Abstract:

The issue of contraception for teenagers has become very controversial in the UK. Most recently, there have been strong reactions to media reports indicating that Professor John Guillebaud, professor of family planning and reproductive health at University College, London, England, had suggested that girls as young as 10 should be fitted with a contraceptive device. In fact, he had merely been presenting a vision of a future in which contraception would be safe, reliable and reversible. It is important to remember that making contraception more readily available to teenagers does not boost promiscuity.

Prevention, Ethical aspects, Teenage pregnancy, Contraception

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The 1 million pound sterling trials of this midwife could decide how your baby will be born

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Ann Kelly is a midwife who has faced the opposition of the medical establishment who aim to prevent her from working. She works on an independent basis, and could still be prevented from working after two investigations have been finalized, though she has won one case. Midwives argue that women have the right to decide where they give birth and how they do it, while hospital obstetricians tend to favor technical excellence. The case started in 1996 following a complaint over a case where neither the mother not the child had suffered harm.

Public affairs, Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Midwives, Social aspects, Ireland, Obstetricians, Kelly, Ann

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Woman wins cost of surrogate baby after blunder leaves her childless

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Patricia Briody has won a damages claim against St Helens and Knowsley health authority after it was established that she was not treated properly when she gave birth to stillborn babies in 1972 and 1973. Her consultant obstetrician failed to notice that she had a malformed pelvis and that a normal delivery would therefore not be possible. The damages awarded will include an element to cover the costs of fertility treatment using Briody's own eggs implanted in a surrogate mother.

Legal issues & crime, Hospitals, Tort liability, Tort liability of hospitals

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