The boss of NHS watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has resigned after the health secretary launched an independent inquiry into maternity care at the trust he led for a decade. Chief executive ...

Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha are celebrating a joyous week, welcoming their baby boy on October 19 and now Parineeti's birthday on October 22. Raghav shared touching maternity photos, calling ...

The government and opposition have unanimously agreed to extend leave for those who have a miscarriage five months into their pregnancy. Currently, only those women who have a miscarriage at around ...

A total of 25 provincial-level regions in China are expected to directly distribute maternity allowances to individuals starting November 1, accounting for nearly 90 percent of all social insurance ...

The Health Secretary agreed to investigate after hearing of “repeated maternity failures” By Hannah Barnes The Health Secretary has agreed to hold a full independent investigation into maternity ...

An independent inquiry into "repeated failures" at an NHS trust's maternity units has been announced by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, following potentially avoidable harm to babies and mothers.

The Health Secretary says an independent inquiry is being launched into “repeated failures” in maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Maternity services were downgraded to ...

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A hospital in the Inland Empire announced Friday that it will be cutting services to its maternity unit next year following a decline in the number of births. Corona Regional Medical Center officials ...

South Africa has been placed at the bottom of global maternity leave rankings alongside the US, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. This is according to the Global Maternity Leave Report 2025 by UK-based ...

Racism is “one of the core drivers of poor maternity outcomes for Black women in England”, MPs have said in a damning report. The MPs added that Black women are being ignored when it comes to ...

Why has the government excluded some of the worst-performing hospital units from its investigation? By Hannah Barnes When the Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced an investigation into England’s ...