A document has claimed that there were some risks to the health of children from a close relative marriage, but they should ...

The NHS has defended cousin marriage because most do not lead to birth defects, it has emerged. Midwives have been told about ...

NHS guidance that marrying your first cousin could have “benefits” despite a greater risk of birth defects has caused outrage. The latest advice for midwives suggests concerns about the risks of ...

The NHS absolutely recognises the genetic risks of consanguineous relationships’, the service said, and is removing the ...

The NHS has told midwives about the "benefits" of cousin marriage despite the rise in birth defects. New guidance explains that concerns about the risks of congenital diseases are "exaggerated" and ...

New measures will be introduced to allow NHS trusts to take on newly qualified nurses and midwives before vacancies arise, the Government has announced. NHS providers will be able to begin recruiting ...

The University of Sunderland is celebrating the graduation of its first cohort of midwifery students, with 92 per cent of its ...

An NHS watchdog encourages healthy women to give birth at home or in midwife-led wards – having previously urged caution over such births. But with a shortage of midwives, is this guidance feasible?

Health bosses are investigating after it emerged that NHS midwives were taught about the “potential benefits” of cousin marriage, despite the practice increasing the risk of birth defects.

Mainstream media representations of midwifery exist on a binary, with headlines either reporting long hours and staff shortages or recapping an episode of Call The Midwife. The realities of the job ...