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Why is it so hard to allow women the kind of labour they want? By Catherine Bennett

 24th Nov 2019

Decades on from the resurgence of a woman's right to have a natural birth, and the reality is still that women are often not given the full information to make a truly informed choice. The Shrewsbury...

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Saskia and Dan Hart baby daughter born on 3rd October at Salisbury District Hospital using hypnobirthing techniques

 13th Oct 2019

I gave birth to a healthy baby girl on 3rd October in Salisbury District. I did stage one of labour at home and then arrived at my routine midwife’s appointment at 41 weeks 7cm dilated! Needless to sa...

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Congratulations to Emma and Simon who welcomed their baby daughter at Salisbury District Hospital on 21.9.19

 8th Oct 2019

Hello Sharon,  Thank you, our daughter was born almost 2 weeks late on the 21st September with the help of an induction, she was a healthy 8lb 10oz. The midwives at Salisbury were absolutely fantast...

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Congratulations to Kat and Chris who welcomed their baby son Alfred on 17.9.19 at Salisbury Dsitrict Hospital

 2nd Oct 2019

Hi Sharon,  Hope you are well? We just wanted to let you know that baby Alfred arrived safely on Tuesday 17th weighing 8lbs.  The whole process didn't go exactly as we would have liked but I'm pret...

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Children born by C-section may have weakened immune systems

 23rd Sep 2019

The bacteria in the guts of newborns was signficantly different if they were born by vaginal or caesarean birth Credit: Getty Images Contributor  Babies born by caesarean section may have a...

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Kenyan couple gave birth to baby boy live on youtube

 9th Sep 2019

Kenyan couple Shiko and Rama delivered their baby on their own - the birth of their third baby happened so quickly that the midwife hasn't yet arrived! They then posted it on YouTube. https://www.bbc...

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