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Even low-risk patients ‘can suddenly need lifesaving care,’ one doctor says

The number of children benefiting from a “crucial cash” payment has increased, official figures have revealed.

Paula Jackson set up Brief Lives – Remembered to give bereaved families a chance to grieve properly

Thousands of parents never got to say goodbye to their lost children. We hear from four of them

Royal experts explain why promotions for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are "out of the question"

The debate on France's end of life bill begins in the French parliament this Monday with the aim of opening up the possibility of assisted dying for certain patients. But changes introduced by a parliamentary committee have the executive fearing a 'loss of balance' in the proposed text.

Experts say government’s relaxation of rules on staff ratios for two-year-olds is putting children at undue risk

Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II and other conflicts

Letter: Wendy Savage on the Albany Midwifery Practice and missed chances to improve care for mothers and babies

Speaking at Hay Festival, the Everyday Sexism founder said that postnatal care in Britain is ‘absolutely dire’

More than 3,000 people have used the law, inspiring legislation in Australia and Canada and debate in the UK, France and Japan