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DNA sequencing of babies is here: Should it be available to all?

29 March 2018

A new bioethics briefing highlights restrictions on genomic screening of newborn children. Should it be tightly controlled, wonders Alex Pearlman
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Why UK midwives are back-pedalling on natural childbirth

11 August 2017

For decades, women have been encouraged to give birth naturally – that means avoiding all medicines and interventions. Now the Royal College of Midwives is changing its position

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