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Friday, 11th December 2009

Pregnancy and birth

Recession a turn-off for Scots couples, as births and marriages decrease THE recession is making Scots too scared to have children, the country's leading population expert warned last night.

One baby is stillborn every day in Scotland – and understaffed hospitals 'are key factor' BABIES in Scotland are dying because of overstretched staff and pressure on NHS services coupled with a lack of research into stillbirths, campaigners claim today.

Brief sexual relationships 'increase health risks for mother and baby' WOMEN are more likely to have complicated pregnancies and underweight babies if they have been sleeping with the father for less than six months, new research claims.

Pregnancy chance enhanced by resting WOMEN who lie still for 15 minutes after artificial insemination have a higher chance of getting pregnant, according to new research.

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