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Short birth spacing increases risks
Getting pregnant less than 12 months after birth is associated with risks for women of all ages, researchers find.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2461/web_nhs-logo.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884141870000000)
Proportion of induced labours rise
New maternity figures show that there has been a rise in the proportion of induced labours in NHS hospitals.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2473/handshakes_contract_istock_349117.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116530000000)
MIDIRS to transfer over to the RCM
Members of NCT have voted in favour of transferring ownership of the Midwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) to the RCM.![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/2475/web_folic_acid_istock-184119072.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116530000000)
New policy to fortify flour with folic acid
The government looks set to introduce mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to help prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, according to reports in the media today (15 October).![](/media/2480/depressed-girl_shutterstock_250x200_0.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116530000000)
'One in four pregnant women have mental health problems'
According to a new study by King’s College London, a quarter of pregnant women have mental health problems.![](/media/2492/rcm-hero-banner-launch-800x360.jpg?center=0.417910447761194,0.16442953020134229&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884141410000000)
RCM launches partnership with INMO
The RCM and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) have formally launched their international partnership today (22 January).![](/media/2493/pregnant-woman-healthy_shutterstock_250x200b.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116540000000)
Probiotics linked to lower risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes
New research suggests that drinking probiotic milk at certain points during pregnancy can influence the chance of mothers having preeclampsia and preterm birth.![](/media/2494/uk-map_istock_250x200.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116540000000)
Map shows child poverty across the UK
The End Child Poverty coalition has published figures providing a new child poverty map of the UK.![](/media/2484/folic-acid-supps_shutterstock_250x200.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116530000000)
Experts urge government to fortify flour with folic acid
Results from a new study reinforce recent calls from experts to approve the fortification of flour with folic acid, in order to protect babies from having neural tube defects.![](/media/2500/awards-dreamstime_250x200.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116540000000)