Whether it’s raspberry leaf tea or a spot of stretching, pregnancy massage specialist Holly Jeffery suggests some all-natural ways to keep labour pain at bay
… Top 10...tips for a natural labour Holly Jeffery | 7th March 2012 Ethical Living Labour Pregnancy Birth Natural Health … suggests some all-natural ways to keep labour pain at bay Each year women all over …
Women-centred maternity care through midwifery is in danger of extinction, replaced by a medical model that treats birth as an illness. Birth is an act of love, not one of fear and loathing, so what are the consequences? Matilda Lee reports
… Labour of love: the demise of traditional … care for women before, during and after labour has had a number of profound … such as electronic foetal monitoring during labour, and induced labour for women over 42 …
New Labour’s close ties to the fast-food industry are working against the interests of public health
… McLabour Exposed Solomon Hughes | 1st March 2004 … Politics And Economics Archive_29.jpg New Labour’s close ties to the fast-food industry … billion by 2010. At the end of last year the Labour government promised to fight this …
Coronavirus was the result of capital's incursion into nature - and will have a profound impact on capitalism itself. Omicron shows the crisis is far from over.
… accumulation of capital but its command of labour. In the long run, capital can only … of it being able to mobilise a combination of labour power and natural resources: capital … And so disruptions to capital’s command of labour therefore represent a barrier to its …
NHS is 'turning a blind eye' to labour rights violations in the trade of masks and gloves.
… PPE and labour rights violations Marianne Brooker | … NHS is 'turning a blind eye' to labour rights violations in the trade of masks … of medical gloves and the use of child labour to make surgical instruments destined …
Speaking in Stroud this week, Huw Irrancas-Davies MP delivered a withering attack on the Government's badger cull policy - and firmly committed a future Labour government to ending the badger cull, using measures to control bovine TB that are safe, effective, and humane.
… Labour will tackle bovine TB - without the … cull policy - and firmly committed a future Labour government to ending the badger cull, … unscientific and costly failure. Labour will do things differently, and more …
We need a renewable energy revolution, an end to fracking, no new nuclear power, efficient homes, and the break up of our energy cartels, writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP trade deal with the US, clean air to breathe, and massive investment in public transport. Is there anything not to like?
… transport. Is there anything not to like? The Labour movement and environmental movement are … and ecosystems must be at the heart of the Labour Party's vision of a fairer, more … also protect people and enhance our lives. As Labour leader I would bring together a …
Fresh, convenient, versatile or overpriced leaves soaked in pesticides and produced by slave labour?
… soaked in pesticides and produced by slave labour? In an idle moment I decided to … from the unwashed hands of farm or pack-house labourers, from manure that has not been … as salad are now dependent on cheap, casual labour. That cheap labour is largely provided …
Birth Matters, a new book by pioneering midwife Ina May Gaskin aims to empower women to gain control over their bodies in order to have the kind of birth they want
… were horror filled accounts of women stuck in labour for over 24 hours, screaming for … process. Fear, for instance, can slow down labour: ‘sudden fear or even the wrong person … She explains the role of natural hormones in labour - for instance, when women are spoken …
The coronavirus pandemic hit Filipino workers hard - and set back a just transition to a renewable energy economy.
… - and those in the transport and informal labour sectors suffered loss of income due to … pretext of the pandemic, the Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) advisory allowed … environment is the centre of development. The labour movement in the Philippines is united …
The GM public debate, which runs throughout June and July, is the public’s chance to express any concerns it may have over the growing of GM crops in Britain. Andy Rowell explains why your participation is vital
… seen as a key economic engine driver by the Labour government. Led by the Department of … Diatech and Innotech. He is also New Labour’s largest single donor, having donated … nature protection minister Eliot Morley. In Labour’s first two years in power alone, GM …
Tested, assessed and treated as patients rather than mothers-to-be, it's no wonder women are afraid of giving birth naturally, says Pat Thomas as International Women's Day arrives
… which has seen rates of interventions in labour - everything from drugs to speed it up, … well-being, fear for her ability to cope with labour or parenthood, fear her partner's reaction to her labour. It's fair to say that most women …
Join Labour Behind the Label in a week of action from 30th May to 5th June to lobby brands to ban the technique of sandblasting denim
… & Recycling Denim Sandblasting Take Action Labour Behind The Label Garment Workers killerdenimpic.jpg Join Labour Behind the Label in a week of action … to 2 years of exposure. The campaign group Labour Behind the Label (the UK platform of …
Capitalism isn't working. We need a Universal Basic Income as we come out of the coronavirus lockdown into the economic - and the climate - crisis.
… over the coming months and years as the labour-market and the economy continue to be … for a basic income beyond the crisis. Both Labour and Conservative parties have resisted … because they are both wedded to the wage-labour system that lies at the heart of a …
For International Women's Day, the Ecologist reports on the maternity care crisis and looks at ways to overcome the culture of fear facing mothers-to-be
… a neighbourhood midwife, to tips on drug-free labours. Thank goodness for the technology … consumed by fear. Fear led me from a painful labour at home to screaming through a hospital … are so afraid of giving birth. By Pat Thomas Labour of love: the demise of traditional …
The new coalition Government must do what Labour failed to do in 13 years in power and finally introduce the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina Downs
… The new coalition Government must do what Labour failed to do in 13 years in power and … particularly rural residents, forced Labour to embark on a major consultation … flawed, as in its pesticides policy, the Labour Government never factored in the …
Get involved in the groups and campaigns working towards better maternity services in the UK
… Maternity special Top 10...tips for a natural labour Whether it’s raspberry leaf tea or a … suggests some all-natural ways to keep labour pain at bay NEWS ANALYSIS Maternity special Labour of love: the demise of traditional …
The 'Immokalee babies' were born with severe deformities after their mothers were each exposed to pesticides whilst harvesting tomatoes. Barry Estabrook reports on the case that shocked the US
… case that shocked the US Tower Cabins is a labour camp consisting of about thirty drab … region. The community of poor migrant labourers is dreary at the best of times, but … Harvest: new film reveals scourge of child labour in US farming Despite campaigning to …
Ed Miliband, the shadow business secretary, said green recovery would support jobs and economic recovery.
… June 2020 News Coronavirus Climate Breakdown Labour Party 5115460007_68a19933f9_c.jpg Ed … In a webinar organised by think tank IPPR, Labour's shadow business secretary called for … costs down the road." Mr Miliband said Labour would be suggesting ideas for a green …
Worried your life, your marriage, your baby or your body isn't 'normal'? Don't fall foul of the myths of parenting
… Maternity special Top 10...tips for a natural labour Whether it’s raspberry leaf tea or a … suggests some all-natural ways to keep labour pain at bay NEWS ANALYSIS Maternity special Labour of love: the demise of traditional …
Forget alarmist TV birthing dramas- get the real low-down on midwifery from Sarah Montagu
… the pregnancy and for whom she will care in labour, whether that is in the home or in … Day arrives NEWS ANALYSIS Maternity special Labour of love: the demise of traditional … Maternity special Top 10...tips for a natural labour Whether it’s raspberry leaf tea or a …
'The truth is that we have all been too cowed, too demoralised, hopeless or frightened. It is time for us to change that in ourselves.'
… minister Matt Hancock does, the opposition Labour leader Starmer does. And this time we … the environmentalists? The Green Party? The Labour Party? The unions? The school students? … our problems. But it would be silly to blame Labour, or the unions, the environmental …
Britain sent 22,000 soldiers to witness a total of 21 nuclear bomb tests in the Pacific between 1952 and 1958. Since then they and their descendants have suffered from severe health problems. Neil Kinnock believes the nuclear veterans deserve recognition and justice.
… and justice. When I was Leader of the Labour Party, over 21 years ago, I made a … and 1967: If we secured the election of a Labour Government, we would address the lack … the House of Lords and a former Leader of the Labour Party. To support the BNTVA and their …
The protests erupting across China deserve international solidarity. The future of the planet could be determined by their success - or failure.
… of economic activity, energy used and human labour expended, it comes first. In the medium … Johnson, and not just the Conservatives. The Labour Party and its then leader, Jeremy … call for a lockdown. Nor did the right of the Labour Party, nor the Scottish National Party, …