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Childbirth: Transgender man has his baby, naturally

After the astonishment and outrage, after the doubts and ethical head-scratching, a baby girl was finally born to the pregnant man. Thomas Beatie, 34, gave birth in a hospital in Bend, Oregon, last Sunday. The birth has revived...

Letters: Women's right to safe maternity care

guardian.co.uk     3 hrs ago   5 related          

Women's right to safe maternity care As a Nigerian woman, I know first-hand the tragedy of women losing their lives to pregnancy-related complications (Comment, June 30). As an attorney who recently completed a report on the...

Brangelina's £11m bump: How the couple are planning to turn their twins into the most lucrative...

On the face of it at least, one could be forgiven for thinking Angelina Jolie was not in immediate need of several weeks of hospital bed rest. Enlarge Expanding family: All eyes are on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who is now...

Experts want sex education from age four to cut teen pregnancies

Two leading sexual health charities are calling for children as young as four to be given compulsory sex education. Brook and the Family Planning Association argue that teaching children about sex from a young age would help...

Pregnant girlfriend killed by man

bbc.co.uk     6 hrs ago   3 related          

A paranoid schizophrenic has admitted killing his pregnant girlfriend more than a decade after the crime. Richard Gray, now 50, was deemed unfit for trial after he strangled Virginia Sivil, 26, shortly before she gave birth to...

Cancer victim denied life-saving drugs in postcode lottery given fresh hope by judge order

Enlarge Fresh hope: Jean Murphy, 62, will have her case reviewed after being denied drugs to help her cancer condition A grandmother denied life-prolonging cancer drugs in a postcode lottery has been given fresh hope after a...

Efforts, Grant Seek To Promote Healthy Living In Underserved Communities, Medical Services To...

The following summarizes efforts that seek to improve health among minorities.Chicago: The Chicago Tribune on Monday featured the Kitchen Table Interventions Program, which trains local community members to be health care...

Baby airlifted 150 miles, but mother told 'take the bus'

scotsman.com     3 hrs ago          

Published Date: 05 July 2008 A TEENAGE mother forced to give birth more than a hundred miles from home was handed £50 to catch the bus while her baby was airlifted to a hospital in Aberdeen. Ashleigh Wiseman, 18, from Buckie...

Ask the experts - plastic surgery

jpress.co.uk     1 hr ago   4 related          

Plastic surgery gets its name from the Greek word 'plastikos', which means 'to mould'. It's about changing the appearance. It can include everything from burns surgery and skin grafts to breast cancer reconstruction. The term...

Sexual health clinic opens for youngsters

oxfordmail.net     9 hrs ago   2 related          

A new drop-in sexual health clinic for young people is opening in Oxford city centre tomorrow. The Young and Free clinic, at the Terrence Higgins Trust in Pembroke Street, is the first of its kind in the city. It will offer...

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