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 …
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 …
With the major party manifestos all published it's not just the Greens that oppose fracking, writes Mat Hope. It's also Labour and the Libdems. So who's left? The Tories of course, who are holding fast to the fracking faith, and even want to create a new special purpose regulator for the industry. Oh yes, and UKIP, which is also committed to abolishing the Climate Change Act.
… oppose fracking, writes Mat Hope. It's also Labour and the Libdems. So who's left? The … a land-grab for the anti-Brexit centre, and a Labour party swinging leftwards and away (or … in the UK that does not oppose fracking. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats promised to …
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 …
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 …
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 impending US-UK trade deal threatens the irreversible loss of public protections on health, safety, labour and environment in both countries, writes Stephen Devlin. Last week Trump signed an executive order forcing systemic corporate deregulation - and the UK's 'pro-business' government is all too keen to go along with it.
… loss of public protections on health, safety, labour and environment in both countries, … we have One In, Three Out. No health, safety, labour, environment protections are safe What …
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 …
Sneaked out shortly before MP's Christmas recess, the Government's decision to 'carry on culling' badgers with no evidence that the slaughter is reducing the incidence of bovine TB is a travesty of process, writes Lesley Docksey. But it does have one useful outcome - it has exposed Defra's claims that the cull is 'science-led' as arrant nonsense. Science never even got a look in.
… The incidence of TB is rising. Asked by Labour MP David Hanson how many of the … had been tested for bTB, she first blamed Labour for creating the problem of bTB and … an important part of dealing with it. Why do Labour Members not congratulate the …
Brexit is part of a corporate campaign to remove, undermine and attack European Union regulations and increase the rate of growth and profit. But these very regulations are necessary for the protection of the environment - and life itself. PROFESSOR JOHN McMURTRY, author of The Cancer Stage of Capitalism: from Crisis to Cure, raises the alarm.
… The Left is befuddled. It sees the anti-Labour implications in both the financialised … if nothing has happened. Even Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party, risen from the dead, is so … system leading the world in environmental, labour, and human rights. Much too has been …
An exclusive interview with Claire Jones-Hughes - the woman behind Brighton’s now famous breastfeeding flash mob. By Matilda Lee
… 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 … suggests some all-natural ways to keep labour pain at bay …
Andrew Wasley watched his partner endure two invasive births, one elective, the other life saving
… 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 … suggests some all-natural ways to keep labour pain at bay …
A new investigation of palm oil plantations, companies and auditors has found that the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is failing to deliver on its promise, writes Chris Lang. Widespread fraud, collusion between auditors and companies, conflicts of interest, and a flawed complaints system mean that RSPO-certified palm oil may be destructively and illegally produced.
… rights; auditors failing to identify serious labour abuses; auditors failing to identify risks of trafficked labour being used in plantations; ambiguity … ensure ensure sustainability, human rights, labour standards, respect for the law and …