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January 5, 2021

Employers should offer furlough to parents affected by school closures, says TUC

Self-employed working parents will also need help, and should have automatic access to the self-employed income support scheme, says the TUC.
December 4, 2020

Investing in midwife-led interventions 'could save 4.3 million lives per year'

About two-thirds of maternal deaths, newborn deaths and stillbirths could be prevented by 2035 with universal access to care from professional midwives, says the World Health Organisation.
May 23, 2020

MPs, peers and bishops call on government to release more women from prison

A panel of MPs, peers and bishops has called on the government to release more women from prison during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 20, 2020

Court of Appeal hears Universal Credit assessment period case

Individuals and families are being made to bear the brunt of a badly designed computer system, said the claimant's solicitor.
February 7, 2020

Landmark legal ruling on bereavement benefits and cohabitees

The ruling recognises that grieving children and their surviving parents are deserving of support, whether their parents were married or not.
January 3, 2020

New Year a reminder of need for action to prevent newborn deaths, says UNICEF

UNICEF believes that providing universal health care can help save more newborns and is calling for immediate investment in midwives and other health workers who are equipped with the write medicines and equipment to ensure all mothers and babies are cared for safely.
November 18, 2019

New report says childcare investment is key to equal pay

Britons pay for the most expensive childcare in Europe, says the Young Women's Trust – at an average of £127 per week or over £6,600 per year.
September 10, 2019

Six-week check for new mothers must be funded, says RCGP

Nearly half of mothers who have recently given birth get less than three minutes, or no time at all, to discuss their mental and physical health at a postnatal check, according to new research by the National Childbirth Trust.
July 2, 2019

Syrian refugee families 'forced to demolish their own homes in Lebanon'

Syrian refugee families living in Arsal, Lebanon, have been tearing down their homes following an order requiring them to demolish any concrete walls over one metre high.
June 14, 2019

One in four UK children have a mother with mental illness, research finds

The areas of the UK with the highest prevalence of maternal mental illness coincide with areas with the highest levels of deprivation and adult mental illness in general, as shown by previous research.