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Covid led to more mothers opting for home births

Covid led to more mothers opting for home births

Hundreds more women gave birth at home in 2020 as Covid-19 kept more people away from hospitals. Charity Birthrights says the closure of many home birth services during the pandemic means the number could have been much higher. Some 14,281 mothers across England and Wales gave birth at home in 2020, according to the latest … Read more

Nurse who had two babies during pandemic urges pregnant mothers to get vaccinated

Nurse who had two babies during pandemic urges pregnant mothers to get vaccinated

A nurse who had two babies during the pandemic has urged other mums-to-be to get their covid vaccine – after she had the jab during her pregnancy. Ali Hair is a nurse on a surgical ward at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, and is mum to Solomon, 17 months, and three-month-old Iris. When she … Read more