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Single measles jab can be ineffective in Caesarean children – study

A single dose of the measles vaccine is more than twice as likely to be completely ineffective in children born by Caesarean section, according to new research. Experts from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University in China warned that ...

13 May 2024 at 10:00

Caesarean babies missing key microbes at birth ‘can get them from other sources’

Babies born via Caesarean section receive less of their mother’s bacteria during birth, but helpful microbes can still reach them through other ways such as breastfeeding, research suggests. Scientists in the Netherlands have found that ...

08 Mar 2023 at 16:00

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New figures show 56.9% of women giving birth either overweight or obese

A record proportion of women giving birth last year were either overweight or obese, new figures have shown. National Records of Scotland recorded a total of 48,430 live births across Scotland in 2021-22. But of those woman giving ...

29 Nov 2022 at 19:55

Green Party to review health policy after pledging to reduce caesarean sections

The Green Party has confirmed it will conduct a full review of its health policy, after concerns were raised over its pledge to reduce the number of medical interventions in childbirth. The party’s health policy document said ...

05 Jun 2024 at 11:07

One in four babies in England delivered by Caesarean section, figures show

One in four babies born in NHS hospitals in England last year were delivered by Caesarean section, data shows. Experts said a gradual increase in Caesarean births over the past decade is down to a “growing number” of ...

16 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Over a quarter of mothers giving birth aged 35 or older, figures show

More than a quarter of women who gave birth last year were aged 35 or older – with the number of mothers in this age group at the highest on record in 20 years. Figures from Public Health Scotland also showed the ...

25 Nov 2025 at 14:33

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