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Smoking and obesity highlighted in Welsh maternity report
The number of midwives registered to work in the UK continues to rise with a modest year on year increase in the last five years, NMC figures show.
Proportion of induced labours rise
New maternity figures show that there has been a rise in the proportion of induced labours in NHS hospitals.
New report reveals smoking in pregnancy figures
The Statistics on smoking, England: 2018 compendium report shows that in 2017-18, 10.8% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery.
Which country tops smoking in pregnancy table?
The three countries with the highest estimated prevalence of smoking during pregnancy are Ireland (38·4%), Uruguay (29·7%), and Bulgaria (29·4%).
Smoking, obesity and PCOS risk
New research indicates women who smoke and are obese during pregnancy are more likely to have daughters who develop polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) later in life.
More support needed around smoking in pregnancy and obesity
The RCM in Wales is calling for more investment and support around obesity and smoking in pregnancy at the TUC Wales Conference today (23 May).
Smoking statistics show wide variation
A new report shows that just one in six clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are meeting the national ambition that fewer than 6% of women should be smoking at the time they give birth.