NHS to fund surgery on unborn babies with spina bifida
From April patients will be able to have prenatal procedure to repair foetus’s spine
GPs could prescribe bingo and dancing after English trial’s success
One practice prescribing activities saw 20% cut in hospital outpatient admissions
Why prescribing playlists for people with dementia is on the money
As a GP, I know that funding is key if social prescribing is to work, writes Ann Robinson
Too many baby deaths avoidable, report into NHS finds
Each Baby Counts project analyses cases of stillbirth, neonatal death and babies born with brain damage
Couples being denied IVF on NHS over man’s age or weight
Some CCGS in England face criticism for access criteria that is not in national guidelines
Breastfeeding rate declines in England as advice goes unheeded
Only four in 10 mothers still breastfeed babies of up to eight weeks despite health guidance
Why I share my breast milk with other mothers
With NHS milk banks often reserved for premature babies, parents are turning to informal networks. It’s time to make the milk-sharing system as efficient as that for blood donation
Digital contraceptives and period trackers: the rise of femtech
With market predicted to be worth $50bn by 2025, is women’s health no longer being overlooked by tech?
Please, doctor, don’t call my lost baby a ‘product of conception’
The grief of losing a pregnancy can be compounded by language. More openness and sensitivity is needed, says Katy Lindemann
Austerity is the wrong prescription for the world’s wellbeing
Findings about the impact of a course of heavy-duty cuts on life expectancy make grim reading