More than half of women left alone while in labour, survey suggests
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"More than half of all pregnant women are left alone at some point while giving birth, a survey commissioned by the Department of Health reveals today.
The poll, conducted by the national perinatal epidemiology unit (NPEU) and co-funded by the healthcare watchdog, the Healthcare Commission, suggests more than 300,000 women a year are being left for some period of time, with 75,000 of them suffering anxiety as a result.
While there are no guidelines that insist women are not left while giving birth, draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence proposes that women "should not be left alone once labour is established"."
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
More than half of all pregnant women are left alone at some point while giving birth, survey suggests
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